Case Details

Citation(s)
2008 SLG 1854 2008 SLD 1854 2008 SCMR 1446
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Civil Petition No.2503-L of 2000, decision dated: 1st April, 2003.(On appeal from the order dated 11-7-2000 passed by Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore in A. No.1688 of 2000)
JAVED IQBAL, FALAK SHER AND KARAMAT NAZIR BHANDARI, JJ
Ch. Muhammad Hussain Naqshbandi, Advocate Supreme Court for Petitioner. Nemo for
Respondents

MUNIR AHMAD-

VS

INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE PUNJAB, LAHORE and others

Law:

Section:

Punjab Police (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1975----R. 6---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art.212(3)---Reduction in pay by one stage---Involving innocent person in a false case---Civil servant being police official alleged to have involved an innocent person in a false case---During departmental inquiry witnesses including the complainant deposed against the civil servant---Penalty of reduction in pay by one stage was imposed by the authorities and the same was maintained by the Service Tribunal---Plea raised by the civil servant was that the complainant had later on exonerated him---Validity---Affidavit of the complainant obtained subsequently by the civil servant had no legal sanctity which otherwise could have been procured by a police officer by exerting influence and pressure---Proper opportunity of hearing was afforded by the authorities to the civil servant and already a lenient view had been taken by the authorities---Conclusion arrived at by the Service Tribunal being well-based did not warrant any interference---No question of law of public importance was involved in the matter---Leave to appeal was refused. ORDER JAVED IQBAL, J.---This petition for leave to appeal . is directed against the judgment dated 11-7-2000 passed by learned Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore, whereby the appeal preferred on behalf of petitioner has been accepted with the direction that the period for which he remained out of service be treated as leave of the kind due but his prayer regarding reinstatement in service with all back-benefits was turned down. 2. Precisely stated the facts of the case are that a complaint was lodged by one Muhammad Ashraf against the petitioner alleging therein that his younger brother namely Muhammad Aslam was got involved in a false and concocted case for commission of Zina with some woman and the petitioner put Muhammad Aslam behind bars in police lock-up of Police Station Kaliana and set him free after receiving illegal gratification of Rs.2,500. In view of the serious nature of the allegation, the D.S.P., Pakpattan Sharif was deputed to inquire the matter by whom the petitioner was found guilty. The disciplinary proceedings were…
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