Case Details

Citation(s)
1981 SLG 463 1981 SLD 463 1981 SCMR 838
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Civil Petition for Special Leave to. Appeal No. 761 of 1980, decision dated: 16th December,1980. (On appeal against the order dated 24-03-1980, passed by the Lahore High Court in I.-C. A. No. 65 of 1979)
MUSHTAQ HUSSAIN AND SHAFI-UR-REHMAN, JJ
Zafar Pasha Chaudhry, Advocate Supreme Court and Mahmood A, Qureshi, Advocate-on-Record for Petitioner.

Sufi.Malik MUHAMMAD SARFRAZ

VS

GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY AND others

Law:

Section:

Constitution of Pakistan (1973)--- Arts. 199 & 185(3)-Writ jurisdiction-Atternate adequate re­medy-Petitioner appointed as Additional District & Sessions Judge for a period of six months but continuing to function even after expiry of such period-Some time afterwards petitioner informed by Section Officer on behalf of Chief Secretary that his appointment having expired on expiry of period of his appointment he no longer remained in Government service-Appointment having not been extended, letter on behalf of Chief Secretary only conveyed to him a correct position-Even otherwise proper forum for redress of grievance in such case being Punjab Service Tribunal, appeal before such Tribunal being more adequate remedy than furnished by writ petition before High Court, and adequate alternative remedy being available to petitioner, writ petition, held, rightly dismissed by High Court.-[Civil services] ORDER MUSHTAQ HUSSAIN, J. - Sufi Malik Muhammad Sarfraz was appointed Additional Public Prosecutor at Faisalabad and later as Additional District & Sessions Judge on 25th June, 1977 for a period of six months. He continued to function even after the expiry of this period. The Section Officer, S & GAD then informed him in the middle of April, 1978, on behalf off; the Chief Secretary of the Punjab that his ad hoc…
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