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(a) Punjab Police (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1975-- ---R. 4(2)(b)--Reversion from officiating rank to substantive rank, held, would not amount to punishment. (b) Punjab Police (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1975-- ---S. 4(2)--Officiating Inspector inflicted major penalty of reduction in rank of A.S.I and reduction of pay by two stages as Inspector--Penalty order set aside and converted by Appellate Authority into that of reduction to substantive rank of Sub-Inspector--Removal from List F on basis of original major penalty order, also having been set aside by Appellate authority, held, was unjustified factually incorrect and unlawful. Ch. Mushtaq Masood for Appellant. A.G. Humayun, District Attorney for Respondent. JUDGMENT Muazziz Ahmed Khan, S.I. No. GL/51, presently posted as Security Officer, Chief Minister's House, 7, Club Road, Lahore has made this appeal under section 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974, wherein he has impleaded the Inspector-General of Police, Punjab, Lahore as respondent. 2. By virtue of this appeal, the appellant has prayed that the order, dated 22-8-1984 and the order, dated 28-6-1984 passed by the Additional Inspector-General and the order conveyed to the appellant by the Superintendent of Police, Special Branch, Lahore, vide No. 14290/SB LHR, dated 7-10-1985, being illegal and without lawful authority, be set aside. 3. Brief facts of the case are that the appellant while working as Officiating Inspector and posted as Traffic Inspector, Faisalabad District was served with a show-cause notice by Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Sargodha Range, dated 10-8-1983 with 10 allegations. The appellant submitted a reply to the show-cause notice. The Deputy, Inspector-General of Police, Sargodha Range, Sargodha examined the reply to the show-cause notice and also afforded an opportunity of a personal hearing to the appellant on 10-10-1983. He found the appellant guilty of allegations and awarded the following major punishments, vide his Order No. 13701/13, dated 19-10-1983:­ "(i) His pay is reduced by two stages as Inspector. (ii) He is reduced in the rank of A.S.I., w.e.f 10-10-1983 resulting his automatic reversion from…

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