THE UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR AND Another vs Syed BASHIR AHMAD — 1970 PLD 402

Citation: 1970 PLD 402

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-07-10

Parties: THE UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR AND Another vs Syed BASHIR AHMAD

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1970 Supreme Court 402

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Hamoodur Rahman, Sajjad Ahmad Jan, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title: THE UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR AND Another vs Syed BASHIR AHMAD Case No.: Civil Appeal No. 4-P of 1966 Date of Judgment:1970-07-10 Reported As: PLD 1970 Supreme Court 402 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SAJJAD AHMAD, J.-This appeal, by special leave, has been brought by the University of Peshawar in the following circumstances:- On the 12th of February 1956, the respondent Mr. Bashir Ahmad was appointed by the University as a Reader in Law on probation for a period of one year, which expired on the 11th of February 1957, but was extended to the 31st of August 1957, by a decision taken by the Syndicate on the 28th of February 1957. After the expiry of the extended probationary period, the matter remained hanging until the 11th of October 1958, when the Syndicate took a decision to appoint the respondent as a Reader in the Department of Law on a contract basis for two years with effect from the 12th of October 1958. This decision was communicated to the respondent on the 28th of October 1958. The respondent protested that his employment on Am contract basis instead of his confirmation on the expiry of the probationary period which, under the relevant rules, could not last for more than two years in the maximum, was illegal and unfair. On the 3rd of May 1958, the Syndicate re- affirmed its decision of the 12th of October 1958, but proposed to re-examine the…

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