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(a) Civil service----Disciplinary proceedings and criminal proceedings---Differentia--¬Acquittal from criminal case---Effect---Both such proceedings are not inter dependent and can be initiated simultaneously and brought to logical end separately with different conclusions---Criminal proceedings do not constitute a bar for initiation of disciplinary proceedings under relevant Efficiency and Discipline Rules---Acquittal in criminal case would have no bearing on disciplinary action. Arif Ghafoor v. Managing Director PLD 2002 SC 13; Dy. I.-G. Police v. Anis-ur-Rehman Khan PLD 1985 SC 134; Muhammad Ayub v. Chairman, Electricity Board, WAPDA, Peshawar PLD 1987 SC 195; Muhammad Tufail v. Assistant Commissioner/Collector 1989 SCMR 361; Muhammad Nazir v. Superintendent of Police 1990 SCMR 1556; Talib Hussain v. Anar Gul Khan 1993 SCMR 2177; Muhammad Izharul Ahsan Qureshi v. P.LA.C. 1994 SCMR 1608 and Nawaz Khan v. Federal Government 1996 SCMR 315 rel. (b) Punjab Police (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1975--- ----Rr. 4, 6 & 7---Dismissal from service---Misconduct---Non-holding of regular inquiry due to overwhelming evidence shown in show cause---No prejudice had been caused to civil servant since he had been afforded proper opportunity of hearing---Findings of Competent Authority were duly concurred by Appellate and Revisional Authorities and affirmed by Service Tribunal---No justification to differ with such findings---No illegality or infirmity in impugned was found---No question of law of public importance was involved---Supreme Court dismissed petition and declined leave to appeal. ORDER JAVED IQBAL, J.---This petition for leave to appeal is directed against the judgment dated 11-2-2000 passed by the learned Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore, whereby the appeal preferred on behalf of petitioner has been dismissed and order dated 12-12-1994 by S.P., Mianwali dismissing the service of petitioner has been kept intact. 2. Precisely stated the facts of the case are that petitioners was found gambling and resultantly a case under sections 5 and 7 of the Prevention of Gambling Act, 1977 was registered against him vide F.I.R. No.163, dated 11-11-1994. Before the…

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