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West Pakistan Textbook Board Ordinance (XLI of 1962)-------S. 26---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Arts.185(3)---Imposition of penalty on publisher by Board while looking after work of Director (Technical) as stop-gap arrangement with order of the Board---Constitution petition filed by publisher was dismissed by High Court---Validity---According to S.26 of West Pakistan Textbook Board Ordinance, 1962, no act or proceeding of Board or Advisory Council would be invalidated merely for existence of a vacancy in Board or Advisory Council or any irregularity in appointment of any member of Board or Advisory Council---No illegality or legal infirmity having been found in impugned , Supreme Court dismissed petition and refused to leave to appeal. ORDER TANVIR AHMED KHAN, J.---Leave to appeal is sought against the order, dated 11-2-2000. of a learned Single Judge of the Lahore High Court, Lahore, whereby Writ Petition No.2170 of 2000 filed by the petitioner was dismissed in limine. The facts briefly narrated are that Professor Shabbir Ahmed, Director (Technical) of the Punjab Text Book Board, hereinafter referred to as the Board, retired with effect from 4-6-1999. The Board in the circumstances passed an order that respondent No.3 will look after the work of Director (Technical) in addition to his own work till the appointment of the new incumbent. Subsequent thereto, respondent No.3 imposed a penalty of Rs.11,500 upon the petitioner who is stated to be a Publisher with the Board. This order of imposition of penalty was assailed by the petitioner before…

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