1987 PLP 1930 (SCMR)
WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY — Appellant Versus SHOKAT ALI — Respondent
| Citation | 1987 PLP 1930 (SCMR) |
| Forum / Court | High Court |
| Bench Members | Abdul Kadir Shaikh, Ali Hussain Qazilbash and Mian Burhanuddin Khan, JJ |
| Parties | WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY — Appellant Versus SHOKAT ALI — Respondent |
| Primary Law | (a) Service Tribunals Act (LXX of 1973) |
Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 1987 PLP 1930 (SCMR)?
This judgment primarily cites: (a) Service Tribunals Act (LXX of 1973) as referenced in Pakistani case law index.
Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 1987 PLP 1930 (SCMR)?
The case was heard and decided by the High Court bench comprising: Abdul Kadir Shaikh, Ali Hussain Qazilbash and Mian Burhanuddin Khan, JJ.
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Laws Cited
Representation
- Muhammad Sadiq Abbasi, Advocate Supreme Court and Imtiaz Muhammad Khan, Advocate-on-Record for Appellant
- Qazi Atiqur Rehman, Advocate Supreme Court and M. Qasim Imam, Advocate-on-Record (absent) for Respondent.
- Date of hearing: 26th October, 1986.
Headnotes / Summary
(From the order of the Federal Service Tribunal, Islamabad, dated 26-6-1984, passed in Appeal No.166(P) of 1982).
S. 4--West Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority Act (XXXI of 1958), S. 17(1-A)--Jurisdiction of Service Tribunal--Removal from service of WAPDA employee--Question of Service Tribunals jurisdiction in respect of such matters stands already resolved in 1986 S C M R 18--Reasoning given by Service Tribunal in accepting appeal of respondent being cogent and well-founded, there was no reason to interfere with same--Appeal being without any merits dismissed. WAPDA v. Muhammad Arshad Qureshi 1986 S C M R 18 ref.
Judgment & Decree
ALI HUSSAIN QAZILBASH, J.--This is an appeal by leave against the order of the Federal Service Tribunal, dated 26th June,. 1984, whereby the appeal of Shokat Ali respondent was accepted.
2. The respondent was appointed as Junior Engineer (Civil) on 19-7-1968 and posted at Tarbela Dam. Ever-since then he had been serving on different stations and was promoted to NPS 18 on 14-2-1981. He was last posted as Deputy Director, Dams Division, WAPDA, Lahore, in June 1982. On 18-8-1982 the respondent was removed from service under section 17(1-A) of the WAPDA Act, 1958. This was challenged by the respondent by way of an appeal before the Service Tribunal which was accepted through the impugned order.
3. Leave in this case was granted to consider whether in view of the complete ouster of jurisdiction under section 17(1C) of the WAPDA Act, the learned Tribunal could assume jurisdiction and interfere with the orders of WAPDA in respect of persons employed or serving under it.
4. The question of jurisdiction of the Federal Service Tribunal Stands already resolved by this Court in the case reported as WAPDA v. Muhammad Arshad Qureshi 1986 S C M R
18. As for the merits, the reasoning given by the learned Service Tribunal while accepting the appeal is cogent and well-founded and thus we see no reason to interfere with the same. The appeal has no merit and is dismissed. S.Q./W-8/S Appeal dismissed.