The BANK OF PUNJAB vs OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSPERSON (MOHTASIB), PUNJAB S — 2022 MLD 714 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2022 MLD 714 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: MLD
Parties: The BANK OF PUNJAB vs OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSPERSON (MOHTASIB), PUNJAB S
Provisions referred to: S. 6---; S. 4

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Judgment text as reported

The BANK OF PUNJAB VS OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSPERSON (MOHTASIB), PUNJAB S.6---appeal against minor or major penalty---Modification in penalty---Discretionary jurisdiction---Scope---No provision in the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace act, 2010, empowers the Ombudsperson to reduce the penalty without reasonable cause and in case the discretion has to be exercised it must be based on proper and rational grounds by reference to the powers conferred upon the Ombudsperson while deciding an appeal---In case the Ombudsperson seeks to vary or modify the decision, it must be done after concluding that some shortcomings had crept in the findings of the inquiry committee which entailed reduction of the penalty---Only upon such a finding having been returned the Ombudsperson as the appellate authority may award any of the penalties given in S.4 subsection (4) of the act and thereby vary or modify the decision to that extent.

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