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GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB through Secretary, Schools Education Department, Lahore vs ABDUR REHMAN 'Quasi-judicial' power — 2022 SCMR 25 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2022 SCMR 25 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2022
Reporter
SCMR
Parties
GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB through Secretary, Schools Education Department, Lahore vs ABDUR REHMAN 'Quasi-judicial' power

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Judgment text as reported

GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB through Secretary, Schools Education Department, Lahore VS ABDUR REHMAN 'Quasi-judicial' power---Meaning and scope---Term "quasi-judicial" was employed to expound and spell out the persons or authorities, though not part of judiciary but under the bounds of given powers, exercising the functions and tasks of judicial nature---Further, this term was used to describe functions of governmental officers, boards and agencies which performed functions of a judicial character, although they were not part of the judiciary---Quasi-judicial power was one involving judgment and discretion and which may be conferred upon an executive or administrative board as an incident to its duties---Quasi-judicial power was a duty conferred by words or by implication on an officer to look into facts and to act on them in the exercise of discretion and it laid in the judgment and discretion of an officer other than a judicial officer---Quasi-judicial power was not necessarily judicial, but one in the discharge of which there was an element of judgment and discretion; more specifically, a power conferred or imposed on an officer or an authority involving the exercise of discretion, and as incidental to the administration of matters assigned or entrusted to such officer or authority.

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