MAHMOODUL HASAN vs THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN THROUGH — 1972 PLC 563

Citation: 1972 PLC 563

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-12-31

Parties: MAHMOODUL HASAN vs THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN THROUGH JUDGMENT

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Case cited as 1972 PLC 563

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Karam Elahi Chauhan Title:MAHMOODUL HASAN vs THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN THROUGH JUDGMENT Reported As: 1972 PLC 563 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT The petitioner was an Assistant in the Natural Resoi.1cces Division of the Ministry of Industries Government of. Pakistan. He was appointed as temporary Economic Investigator with affect from 16-9-1961 and on 17-3-1965, was appointed on a temporary basis to officiate as Research Officer Class I, with effect from the forenoon of 1st of December 1964 until further orders. Tina confirmation of the petitioner in his parent department, as an Assistant took place on 20-7-1965. 2. By means of an order, dated 30-10-1970, the petitioner has been reverted to his parent department where, as already indicated, he stands confirmed as an Assistant. The petitioner has come up in writ petition against the aforesaid reversion and calling it as a reduction in rant has taken exception to the same. 3. The first point argued by the learned counsel for the petitioner was that the process employed in this case was of reduction in rank as contemplated to Article 177 (sic) of the late Constitution of 1962 and, therefore, could not have been brought about without issuing a show-cause notice to him in that respect. The contention has no, force. It is well-settled that reversion of a person from an officiating post to his parent department is not a reduction In rank-See- M. Ibrahim v. Government of…

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