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QUETTA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY vs ABDUL BASIT Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S — 2021 SCMR 1313 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2021 SCMR 1313 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2021
Reporter
SCMR
Parties
QUETTA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY vs ABDUL BASIT Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S
Subject matter
Civil
Provisions referred to
S. 11---; Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)

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Judgment text as reported

QUETTA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY VS ABDUL BASIT Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S. 11---appointment orders, restoration of---Res-judicata, principle of---applicability---appellant authority/employer ('the authority") in the present round of litigation, had once again raised the same points of facts and the law raised in an earlier round of litigation involving other similarly placed employees regarding nature of appointments and then dismissal from service of the respondent-employees---Earlier part of the litigation had come to an end and had attained finality between the parties---Questions in the earlier round of litigation once decided by the competent Court of law, could not be re-agitated again by the authority---Such aspect/issue would act as res judicata against the authority precluding it to question the order of appointments of respondents and then their dismissals---Pros and cons of the appointments and the dismissal orders of similarly placed employees were thoroughly considered by the High Court and then upheld by the Supreme Court in the earlier round of litigation; they had attained finality, and were not open to any further dilation and consideration---appeals were dismissed.

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