MUHAMMAD CHIRAGH UD DIN BHATTI vs THE PROVINCE OF WEST PAKISTAN — 1971 SCMR 447

Citation: 1971 SCMR 447

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Parties: MUHAMMAD CHIRAGH UD DIN BHATTI vs THE PROVINCE OF WEST PAKISTAN JUDGMENT

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Case cited as 1971 SCMR 447

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Hamoodur Rahman, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title:MUHAMMAD CHIRAGH UD DIN BHATTI vs THE PROVINCE OF WEST PAKISTAN JUDGMENT Reported As: 1971 SCMR 447 Result: Leave refused Judgment JUDGMENT SAJJAD AHMAD, J.-This petition for special leave is directed against the decision of a learned Single Judge of the Lahore High Court made in second appeal, whereby in concurrence with the judgment of the lower appellate Court, the petitioner's suit, which was decreed by the trial Judge, was dismissed. The aforesaid suit was filed by the petitioner in the Court of the Administrative Civil Judge, Bahawalpur, in challenge of the order of the Commissioner, Bahawalpur Division, dated the 28th of September 1957, by which his services as Chief Sanitary Inspector, Bahawalpur were terminat--ed. This order of his dismissal from service was made pursuant to an inquiry conducted against him on the charge that he had, as Secretary of the Municipal Committee, Bahawalnagar, mis--appropriated a sum of Rs. 196 which was received by him from a tenant of the Committee. The petitioner had preferred a representation to the Provincial Government against the order of the Commissioner; which was rejected on the 31st October 1958, and the petitioner was informed that the Government did not find any justification to revise the order of the Commissioner. Thereafter, before filing his suit, the petitioner lodged a writ petition in the High Court of West Pakistan, Lahore (Writ…

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