MUHAMMAD SHAFIQUE vs The ADDITIONAL FINANCE SECRETARY (BUDGET) GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD R — 2022 PLC(CS) 47 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2022 PLC(CS) 47 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2022
Reporter: PLC
Parties: MUHAMMAD SHAFIQUE vs The ADDITIONAL FINANCE SECRETARY (BUDGET) GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD R

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD SHAFIQUE VS The ADDITIONAL FINANCE SECRETARY (BUDGET) GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD R. 4(1)(b)(i)---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 10A---Employee of National Saving Center---Unauthorized and illegal checking and retention of prize bonds---Major penalty of reduction to lower post---Plea that that no loss was caused to the government or the public exchequer as the prize bond, which won the prize was not encashed by the appellant---Held, that record showed that encashment was immediately stopped when the scam was disclosed to the higher management---Since present case was one of misconduct, the plea of non-encashment of prize bond with no loss to government did not endow any help or support to the appellant's case for dislodging or setting aside major penalty or exonerating him from the charge and guilt---Appellant was found guilty in an impartial inquiry and the competent authority had already taken a lenient view as instead of removal or dismissal from service, they only imposed penalty of reduction to a lower post---Appeal was dismissed and major penalty of reduction to lower post was maintained.

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