Conviction in criminal case
Conviction in criminal case legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.
Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)
Appointment of petitioner as constable in Police Department was refused on the ground that he was previously convicted under S.13 of Pakistan Arms Ordinance, 1965
Validity
Appointment to superior positions had been barred for the persons who were convicted in cases which fell into one of moral turpitude, of scandalizing the Judiciary and Armed Forces, undermining the ideology and security of Pakistan and other offences of the like nature
Case of petitioner did not fall in any of such categories
Petitioner was not involved in any case of moral turpitude and he had been recommended for appointment on merit
Petitioner had been convicted for possessing 12 bore live cartridges ten in number and he was sentenced to pay Rs.100/- as fine
Appointing authority had taken harsh view in the case of petitioner
Lifelong ban against government appointment would offend fundamental right to life of petitioner
Petitioner had confessed his guilt in criminal case just to avoid court proceedings
Petitioner should not be kept debarred for ever to enter upon government service
Authority had not acted in accordance with law while refusing appointment of petitioner as constable on such reason alone
Department was directed to appoint the petitioner forthwith against the post he applied for
Constitutional petition was accepted in circumstances.
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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Conviction in criminal case"
1992 P L C (C
ABDUL MAJEED Versus SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF N.W.F.P. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, PESHAWAR and another
Court: Service Tribunal N-W.F.P.2016 P L C (C
NAZAR HUSSAIN Versus EXECUTIVE DISTRICT OFFICER (EDUCATION), BHAKKAR and another
Court: Punjab Service TribunalP L D 2003 Lahore 251
QAYYUM AZAM KHAN‑‑‑Appellant Versus RETURNING OFFICER/ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE,
Court: ‑‑‑‑Ss. 12, 14(5) & 99(1)(a)(g)‑‑‑Conduct of General Election Order, 2002 Chief Executive's Order No.7 of 2002, Art.8D(2)(g)‑‑‑Nomination papers, rejection of‑‑‑Appeal‑‑‑Returning Officer rejected nomination papers of the candidates on the ground that they were convicted in criminal case by High Court for ridiculing judiciary and were thus disqualified under Art. 8D(2)(g) of Conduct of General Election Order, 2002 to contest election‑‑‑Appellants had contended that they had tendered unconditional apology and threw themselves at the mercy of Court in contempt proceedings and they had purged themselves of contempt by expressing repentance‑‑‑Appellants had also contended that in recent past they had not defamed judiciary or acted in any prejudicial manner and that action taken against them was a past and closed transaction and their nomination papers could not be rejected on that ground‑‑‑Validity‑‑‑Appellants were convicted by High Court in contempt proceedings for raising abusive slogans against Judges of High Court, taking out procession and having tried to lower integrity and independence of judiciary‑‑‑Mere fact that appellants had not defamed judiciary in the recent past was not sufficient by itself to bring their case out from disqualification‑‑‑Nomination papers of appellants, had rightly been rejected by the Returning Officer.2017 P L C (C
INAMULLAH Versus GOVERNMENT OF KPK through Chief Secretary and 3 others
Court: Peshawar High Court (Mingora Bench)2007 Y L R 1871
THE STATE — Appellant Versus MUHAMMAD SHAREEF — Respondent
Court: Lahore1986 P L C (C
DOST MUHAMMAD Versus SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB, REVENUE DEPARTMENT LAHORE and 3 others
Court: Service Tribunal Punjab1985 P L C (C
S. SHAFIQ AHMAD Versus SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF SIND, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT and another
Court: Service Tribunal SindP L D 2004 Supreme Court 371
AMAL SHERIN and another‑‑‑Appellants Versus THE STATE through A.‑G., N.‑W.F.P.‑‑‑Respondent
Court:2022 Y L R Note 2
DIL JAAN — Applicant Versus GHULAM NABI and 4 others — Respondents
Court: Sindh ((Hyderabad Bench)P L D 1958 (W
SAINDAD and others‑Appellants Versus THE STATE‑Respondent
Court: