MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN — 1972 PLD 332

Citation: 1972 PLD 332

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-09-05

Parties: MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1972 Supreme Court 332

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Hamoodur Rahman, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title: MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN Case No.: Civil Appeal No. 88 of 1971 Writ Petition No. 471 /S of 1970 Date of Judgment:1971-09-05 Reported As: PLD 1972 Supreme Court 332 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD YAQUB ALI, J. -Muhammad Ibrahim, appellant herein, held the post of an Assistant Director in the Immigration and Passports Directorate, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Pakistan, when on the 29th April 1965, his services were placed, on deputation, at the disposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Thereafter he was appointed as Second Secretary in the Embassy of Pakistan at Rangoon. While the appellant was serving there, the post of a Deputy Director fell vacant in his parent Department. On the 13th May 1968, the Deputy Secretary (Administration) put up a proposal before the Secretary for filling up the post. In Paragraph 174 of the notes, he recom-- mended the appellant for appointment in pro forma officiating capacity. The note reads as follows ; "As a vacancy in the grade of Deputy Director now exists in the Directorate of Immigration and Passports, Mr. M. Ibrahim, the senior-most Assistant Director who is already approved by the D. P. C. May be appointed to officiate as Deputy Director (West) with effect from 12-4-68. But since Mr. M. Ibrahim is still on deputation to the Embassy of Pakistan in Rangoon as Second…

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