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Punjab Service Tribunals Act (IX of 1974)---- ---S. 4--Disciplinary action--Appellant charged for absence from Headquarter--Enquiry Officer after considering prosecution and defence evidence concluding that appellant was residing away from Headquarter a permanently--Penalty of stoppage of one increment without cumulative effect, in circumstances, held, neither unjustified nor harsh and appeal against same dismissed. M.S. Siddiqi for Appellants. A.G. Humayun, District Attorney for Respondents. JUDGMENT Sh. Nazir Ahmad, Project Manager, has filed this appeal under section 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974, in which he has impleaded the Government of the Punjab through its Secretary Local Government and Rural Development Department, Lahore and the Director-General, Local Government and Rural Development, Punjab, Lahore, as respondents. 2. By virtue of this he has prayed that minor punishment of stoppage of one increment without cumulative effect, be set aside. 3. Brief facts of the case are that the appellant was charge-sheeted by Mr. Tanwir Ahmad, Director-General Local Government and Rural Development Department on various accounts. An enquiry was held into such charges by Capt. (Retd.) Ali Abbas, Assistant Director, L.G.& R.D., Attock. The Enquiry Officer made elaborate inquiry into the charges and found that Charge No.1 regarding his absence from duty was not proved in the light of the statement of the Assistant Commis­sioner, Murree. With regard to Charge No. 2 it was found by the Enquiry Officer, there was sufficient evidence on the record to show that he was absent from his headquarter as instead of residing in Murree he was residing at Rawalpindi. It was also found that he was leaving his headquarters without permission and has shown lack of interest in discharging Government duty. Charge No.2 was held to have been proved. However, Charge No. 3 .was ignored by the Enquiry Officer and similarly Charge No. 4 was declared unproved. Charge No.5, which also relates to the absence of the appellant from duty it was found by the Enquiry Officer, that the same stood proved in the light of the statement of the Assistant Commissioner, Murree. Charge…

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