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Service Rules of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (Limited) for Subordinate Staff------ R. 67---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art 199---Constitutional petition---Restriction placed on medical attendant for supply of medicines to employees of company except in cases of emergency---Validity---Rule 67 of Service Rules of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (Limited) for Subordinate Staff showed that medicines would normally be supplied by company doctor, but there was also provision in the Rules that those be procured from market, by employee who would purchase them against cash payment which amount would be reimbursed to employee subject to respondent's doctor countersigning cash memos, and accompanied by prescription---Impugned office memo. (placing restriction on supply of medicine) also showed that medicines would be provided to employees and entitled family members in cases of emergency but in other cases prescription for purchase of medicines would be issued which would be reimbursed---No conflicting material, thus, was found between R. 67 of Service Rules and impugned memo. so as to call for interference by Court in its extraordinary Constitutional jurisdiction. Muhammad Arshad Cheema for Petitioner ORDER This writ petition is filed by the petitioner to challenge the contents of Office Memo dated 28-8-1997 issued by the Managing Director, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited whereby a restriction is placed on the Medical Attendant for the supply of medicines to- the employees of the company except in cases of emergency. In other cases the Medical Officer appointed by the company will issue prescription and the employee will be entitled to purchase the medicines prescribed therein. The amount so spent shall be reimbursed to him. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that medical treatment is to be given to an employee of the company under rule 67 of the Service Rules of Sui-Northern Gas Pipelines Limited for Subordinate Staff. Clause (e) of the aforesaid rule runs as under:- "Medicines will normally be supplied by the Company doctor, where advised to procure them from the market, employees will purchase them against cash. The amount, thus, spent will be…

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