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Punjab Removal from Service (Special Powers) Ordinance (IV of 2000)-------Ss. 3 & 6---Punjab Service Tribunals Act (IX of 1974), S.4---Reduction to lower post---Appeal---Major penalty of reduction to a lower post of Lecturer (BS-17) from the post of Assistant Professor (BS-18) was imposed on appellant after holding inquiry against him on allegation that his appointment as Assistant Professor was based on false statement regarding his experience which amounted to misconduct---Appellant did not possess required experience of six years nor he was found to have published two research publications in term of requirement as mentioned in the press advertisement---When appellant applied for post of Assistant Professor, he possessed only two and a half years post-graduate experience as against requirement of six years experience---Two research papers were also required to be published in reputable international journals; as against that requirement, appellant had claimed to have published four research papers, but in fact two of said publications had been published one of which was of one page Article published in a monthly Magazine which was not sufficient or adequate to meet said requirement---Appointment of appellant as Assistant Professor was found patently illegal as same had been made on extraneous considerations---Appellant, in circumstances did not acquire any vested right on basis of such an illegal order---Impugned order of reduction to a lower post not appearing to be illegal or unjust in any way, appeal against same was dismissed. Secretary to Government of N.-W.F.P, Zakat/Social Welfare Department, Peshawar and another v. Sadullah Khan 1996 SCMR 413; Health Sciences, Lahore Camp at Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore and 3 others PLD 2005 Lah. 261 and Abdul Haque Indhar and others v. Province of Sindh through Secretary Forest, Fisheries and Livestock Department, Karachi and 3 others 2000 SCMR 907 rel. J.K. Jadoon for Appellant. Khadim Hussain Sindhu, District Attorney and Abdul Rahim Bhatti for Respondents. Date of hearing: 24th February, 2007. JUDGMENT JUSTICE (RETD.) RUSTAM ALI MALIK (CHAIRMAN).---The appellant has filed this appeal on the plea that he was…

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