LT. COL. SHUJAUDDIN AHMAD vs OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — 1971 SCMR 566

Citation: 1971 SCMR 566

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-09-05

Parties: LT. COL. SHUJAUDDIN AHMAD vs OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 SCMR 566

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Salahuddin Ahmad, Hamoodur Rahman Title: LT. COL. SHUJAUDDIN AHMAD vs OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Case No.: Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. K-2 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-09-05 Reported As: 1971 SCMR 566 Result: Leave refused JUDGMENT JUDGMENT HAMOODUR RAHMAN, C. J.----The petitioner, who retired as a It.-Col. From the Pakistan Army in the year 1956, was appoint--ed from the 1st of January 1962, as Admin1strative Manager of the respondent-Corporation on the basis of a contract for a period of 5 years. Under one of the terms of this contract his employment could be terminated at any time by the Corporation without assigning any reason on three months' notice or three months' pay in lieu thereof. In September 1965, the petitioner was relieved to take up active duty in the Army but on his return from there he was on the 20th June 1966, again re-employed as officer on Special Duty by the Corporation. His contract of service, which expired on 31st of December 1966, was renewed on the 1st of January 1967, for another period of five years on the same terms and conditions by an agreement executed on the 3rd of October 1967. Thereafter, however, his misfortunes started. He was at first removed from the office of Chief Stores Officer, then he was threatened with termination of service, and on the 22nd of September 1968, his services were actually terminated and he was given three months' pay in lieu of notice.…

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