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Petitioner: YOUSUF JAMAL VS Respondent: DIRECTOR FOOD, PUNJAB, LAHOREHonorable Justice ABDUL HAMID KHAN
1992 P L C (C
1992 P L C (C.S.) 1055
[Service Tribunal Punjab]
Present: Muhammad Mehmud Aslam Pirzada, Chairman and Abdul Hamid Khan, Member
YOUSUF JAMAL
versus
DIRECTOR FOOD, PUNJAB, LAHORE
Appeal No. 586/1074 of 1988, decided on 31st January, 1990.
Punjab Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1975---
----R.5(1)---Departmental proceedings---Deputy Director Food Department, who was authority in case of civil servant against whom departmental proceedings were conducted, ordered departmental proceedings against civil servant and without directing authorised officer to proceed against him, himself conducted departmental proceedings---Proceedings conducted by Deputy Director were against scheme provided under R. 5(1) of Rules, 1975 according to which Deputy Director should have appointed an Authorised Officer and then directed him to proceed against civil servant---Deputy Director himself could not assume powers of Authorised Officer without specific and proper delegation of such powers to him---Order of Deputy Director, being void and without jurisdiction was set aside and likewise order passed in appeal against aggrieved civil servant by Director Food was also set aside by Tribunal.
Muhammad Yasin Bhatti for Appellant.
A.G. Humayun, D.A. for Respondents.