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RIAZ AHMED vs The GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Secretary Food Balochistan Civil Secretariat, Zarghoon Road, Quetta S — 2023 PLC(CS) 1296 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation
2023 PLC(CS) 1296 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court
Balochistan High Court
Year
2023
Reporter
PLC
Parties
RIAZ AHMED vs The GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Secretary Food Balochistan Civil Secretariat, Zarghoon Road, Quetta S
Subject matter
Service
Provisions referred to
S. 20---P

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Judgment text as reported

RIAZ AHMED VS The GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Secretary Food Balochistan Civil Secretariat, Zarghoon Road, Quetta S.20---Proceedings under the act---Limitation---Scope---Petitioner challenged imposition of penalties under the Balochistan Employees' Efficiency and Discipline act, 2011, on the ground that the proceedings were finalized after two years of his retirement---Validity---Show cause notice was issued to petitioner in the year 2017 and thereafter the inquiry was not conducted for a considerable period; eventually in 2019 the petitioner was retired from service and even thereafter the inquiry proceedings were not completed with due vigilance and with the sincerity of purpose to bring on record the actual facts, however, penalties were imposed upon the petitioner in 2022 after lapse of statutory period of two years---Impugned order in which the penalties had been imposed upon the petitioner was without jurisdiction and nullity in the eyes of law---Impugned order was set aside and the respondents were directed to pay retirement benefits to the petitioner---Constitutional petition was disposed of accordingly.

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