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1992 P L C (C

1992 P L C (C.S.) 75

[Lahore High Court]

Before Tanvir Ahmad Khan, J

NUSRAT ALI

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THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER (W), JHANG and 5 others

Writ Petition No.924-of 1991, decided on 2nd July, 1991.

Constitution of Pakistan (1973)---

----Art.199---Civil service---Maxim, "audi alteram partem"---Termination of service on telephonic order of Authority---Such termination was in clear violation of petitioner's conditions of appointment, and in an arbitrary manner---Valuable right having accrued to petitioner after joining service, same could not be taken away without applying principle of audi alteram partem---Petitioner's case was at par with other cases whose termination orders in similar circumstances had been set aside---Termination order of petitioner was set aside and he was reinstated in service with back benefits.

Rana Shaukat Ali Khan for Petitioner.

Muhammad Rashid Malik for A: G. for Respondents.

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