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Constitution of Pakistan (1973)-Arts. 212 (3)--Provisional Constitution Order (1 of 1981), Art. 9-Writ jurisdiction of High Court--Leave to appeal granted to consider substantial question of public importance in relation to powers of High Court to set aside order of Service Tribunal in exercise of writ jurisdiction and involving interpretation of Art. 212 of Constitution (1973). ORDER NASIM HASAN SHAH, J.--The learned counsel for the petitioners drew our attention to Paras. 11 & 12 of the judgment of the learned Single Judge in the High Court which read as follows:- "11. The learned counsel for the respondents (petitioners herein) then came forth with another submission resting on Article 212 of the Constitution to urge that the Service Tribunal's order is appealable before the Supreme Court and as another adequate remedy is available to the petitioner (respondent herein), the writ petition is not maintainable. 12. This argument does not deserve any serious consideration, for under Article 212 en appeal lies to the Supreme Court only if the case involves a substantial question of law of public importance. However, the instant case does not present any such question of law of public importance but nevertheless it being an order based on no evidence and also violative of the mandatory provision of the police rules, is liable to be struck down in exercise of constitutional jurisdiction of this Court." It is submitted that the view of the learned Judge that the writ jurisdiction of the High Court would be available in the circumstances alluded by him above is untenable. Article 212 of the Constitution creates Service Tribunals conferring upon them exclusive jurisdiction in respect of the…

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