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Petitioner: Sh. ZULFIQAR ALI And Another VS Respondent: WAPDA Through Its Chairman
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Shafi-ur-Rehman, Rustam S. Sidhwa Title: Sh. ZULFIQAR ALI And Another vs WAPDA Through Its Chairman Case No.:Civil Petitions for Leave to Appeal Nos.420-R and 480-R of 1989 Appeal
No.230(R) of 1983 and 326(R) of 1984 Date of Judgment:1991-02-19 Reported As: 1991 SCMR 371 Result: Leave granted Judgment ORDER SHAFIUR RAHMAN, J.---Leave to appeal is granted to examine whether an order of removal simpliciter passed by departmental authorities under section 17(1-A) of the Water and Power Development Authority Act, 1955, could be given a punitive content and colour by the Tribunal by observing as hereunder:-- C.P. No.420-R of 1989. "In the case of corruption charge, the appellant's removal from service was the appropriate punishment." C.P. No.480-R of 1989. "He deserved the punishment of his removal from service imposed on him and there were no mitigating circumstances for awarding him lesser punishment."