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Punjab Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1975-- --Rr. 7 & 8-Departmental enquiry-Statements of witnesses recorded prior to submission of reply to charge-sheet by accused­-Accused expressing no confidence in Enquiry Officer-Enquiry Officer without obtaining order of Authorised officer on such issue continu­ing with enquiry-Proceedings otherwise also found to have been completed in haste-Penalty of removal from service, in circumstances, set aside and case remanded for de novo proceedings after reinstate­ment of appellant-Punjab Service Tribunals Act (IX of 1974), S. 4. Ch. Riyasat Ali for Appellant. Maroon-ur-Rashid Cheema, District Attorney for Respondents. ABDUL HAMID CHAUDHRY (MEMBER)-Mr. Muhammad Afzal Zia, ex­-Veterinary Compounder has filed this appeal under section 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunal Act, 1974 wherein he has impleded the Superintendent, Livestock Experiment Station, Kheri Murat and the Director, Livestock Farms, Government of the Punjab, Lahore as respondents. 2. By virtue of this appeal he has prayed that the impugned order dated 15-8-1981 passed by respondent No. 1 be set aside and the appellant be directed to be re-instated in his original job with all back benefits. 3. Brief history of the case is that the appellant was working as Veterinary Compounder at Livestock Experiment Station, Kheri Murat. The appellant was suspended vide order dated 17-7-1981 by respondent No. 1. The appellant was served with a charge-sheet dated 17-7-1981 along­with statement of allegations. Mr Ijaz Khan, Veterinary Officer, Livestock Experiment Station, Kheri Murat was appointed as the Enquiry Officer vide Order No. 804 dated 17-7 1981 by respondent No. 1. The reply to the charge-sheet was submitted by the appellant on 19-7-1981. The enquiry was conducted by this Enquiry Officer. As a result of this enquiry the appellant was served with the show-cause notice dated 28-7-1981. His services were terminated vide order No. 919-2/88-I-B dated 15-8-1981 for misconduct by respondent No. 1. The appellant filed an appeal to Respondent No. 2 but without any response. Hence this appeal. 4. The learned counsel for the appellant has argued that the…

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