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Petitioner: Maulvi GHULAM RASOOL VS Respondent: ADMINISTRATOR AUQAF, SIND AND Another
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Sheikh Anwarul Haq, Muhammad Gul Title: Maulvi GHULAM RASOOL vs ADMINISTRATOR AUQAF, SIND AND Another Case No.:Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. K-126 of 1975 Writ Petition No.
JUDGMENT
Reported As: 1976 SCMR 73 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD GUL, J.----The petitioner was employed as Khatib and Pesh Imam, as from 1952 by a religious society registered under the Registration of Societies Act 18(61. For Masjid Lobar to Larkana. The Masjid, it appears, was taken over by Auqaf Department and the Administrator issued to the petitioner a fresh letter of appointment on 18-11-1969 informing him that his future service will be "purely temporary and his services may be terminated on one month's notice or in lieu thereof month's pay shall be paid." It appears that the petitioner accepted this condition. Later the Administrator by a letter issued to him terminated the petitioner's appointment with effect from 1-7-1974 and informed him that in lieu of one month's notice he shall be paid salary for a month. Aggrieved by the above order, the petitioner filed Writ Petition No. 294 of 1975 in the High Court at Karachi to call in question the legality of the order. He also complained that he has no- so far been paid one month's salary in lieu of the notice, The High Court however, dismissed his writ petition in limine on the short ground that under the terms of his employ--ment with the Auqaf Department, his service was purely temporary terminable on one month's notice. The petitioner who appeared in person however, submitted that he has been Khatib and Pesh Imam of the mosque continuously, from 1952 ands therefore had acquired the status of permanency. This is plainly misconceived. As rightly pointed by the High Court, the petitioner's service with the Auqaf Department was new engagement which was on purely temporary basis.
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Moreover, there is nothing whatever to show that the petitioner's previous employment with the Society was or permanent basis. The petition is accordingly dismissed.