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Punjab Removal from Service (Special Powers) Ordinance (IV, of 2000)-----SS. 3 & 9-A--Punjab Service Tribunals Act (IX of 1974), S.4--Reduction to lower stage in pay scale converted into dismissal from service---Appeal---Punishment of reduction to a lower stage in pay scale was awarded to appellant after serving upon him show-cause notice and holding inquiry against him on allegation of receiving ,illegal gratification---Said punishment, subsequently was converted into dismissal from service after a lapse of about two years under provisions of S.9-A of Punjab Removal from Service (Special Powers) Ordinance, 2000 on upper time limit of one. year from passing an order of enhancement of penalty---Order enhancing punishment to appellant passed in violation of provisions of S.9-A of Punjab Removal from Service (Special Powers) Ordinance, 2000, was set aside and annellantwas reinstated in service---Period during which appellant remained out of service, would be treated as leave of the kind due. Asif Nazir Awan for Appellant, Mian Tariq Javed, District Attorney for Respondents. Sadaqat Ali Shah, A.E.T.O., Muhammad Yasin Butt, S.O. and Syed Jaffar Raza, Legal Inspector, D.Rs. Date of hearing: 30th May, 2007. JUDGMENT AZAD MUHAMMAD AWAN (MEMBER-I).--- Briefly stated the fact giving rise to the present appeal are that the charges against the appellant were as follows:- "That Rana Nasir Ahmed son of Altaf Hussain, 2-KM, Multan Road Sahiwal, has complained that you took the Registration Book of Vehicle No.LXP-787, on 5-5-2004, being default of token tax, received a sum of Rs.10.000 (Rupees ten thousand only) from his General Manager namely Zafar Ullah Khan son of Ghulam Haider but neither you returned the Registration Book nor rupees ten-(Rs.10,000) up till then." 2. An inquiry officer was appointed to conduct a detailed inquiry who found that the charges were fully proved. The authority after going through the record awarded the punishment of reduction to a lower stage in the pay scale vide orders dated 31-3-2005. This order was not challenged by the appellant. However respondent No.1 caused a show-cause notice served upon the appellant in terms of section 9-A of…

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