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Petitioner: ABBAS ALI KAZMI VS Respondent: WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
1992 P L C (C
1992 P L C (C.S.) 380
[Federal Service Tribunal]
Before S.M. Ishaq and Ch. Hasan Nawaz, Members
ABBAS ALI KAZMI
Versus
WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY through Chairman and 2 others
Appeal No. 25(R) of 1988, decided on 29th October, 1991.
Civil service---
----Enquiry---Minor penalty of Censure with order for recovery of sum as overdrawn TA. (Traveling allowance) was awarded on civil servant by competent Authority on allegation that he deliberately recorded incorrect entries of dates and timings in his T.A. Bill just to claim two daily allowances-- Civil servant set up defence and made certain definite allegations of fact in his explanation in writing---Competent Authority proceeded against civil servant without holding any enquiry against him finding that no enquiry was required against civil servant in light of facts of case or in the interests of justice---In view of nature of charge against civil servant and defence set up in his letter of explanation, case was of enquiry and correct conclusion could not possibly be arrived at without examining certain persons as witnesses and giving civil servant an opportunity to cross-examine them---An impartial enquiry should have been held into matter of civil servant---Order passed against civil servant in haste without holding any enquiry was set aside, in circumstances.
Abdul Razzaq v. WAPDA PLD 1973 Lah. 188 ref.
Appellant in person.
Syed Kazim Hussain Kazmi for Respondents.
Date of hearing: 29th October, 1991.