PRESIDENT, NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN vs WAQAS AHMED KHAN appointment — 2023 PLC(CS) 1019 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2023 PLC(CS) 1019 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2023
Reporter: PLC
Parties: PRESIDENT, NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN vs WAQAS AHMED KHAN appointment

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Judgment text as reported

PRESIDENT, NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN VS WAQAS AHMED KHAN appointment---Bank employee---Practice or policy of appointing authority---Legitimate expectation, doctrine of---Scope---Doctrine of legitimate expectation connotes that a person may have a reasonable expectation of being treated in a certain way by administrative authorities owing to some uniform practice or an explicit promise made by the concerned authority---Legitimate expectation ascends in consequence of a promise, assurance, practice or policy made, adopted or announced by or on behalf of government of a public authority---When such a legitimate expectation is obliterated, it affords locus standi to challenge the administrative action before the court of law---However, it is for the Court to decide as to whether the expectation is legitimate or not---Said doctrine is applied as a tool to watch over the action of administrative authorities and in essence imposes on all authorities to act fair and square in all matters encompassing legitimate expectation.

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