ABDUL HASEEB KHAN vs RAVI URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Ss — 2023 PLC(CS) 804 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2023 PLC(CS) 804 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: PLC
Parties: ABDUL HASEEB KHAN vs RAVI URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Ss
Subject matter: Constitutional
Provisions referred to: S. 9; S. 12; S. 11; S. 9---B

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Judgment text as reported

ABDUL HASEEB KHAN VS RAVI URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Ss. 9, 11 & 12---Powers of Chief Executive Officer---appointment of employees---Termination from service---Scope---Petitioner assailed the termination of his contract of employment---Contention of petitioner was that the Chief Executive Officer had no authority to terminate his service; that the Board, under S.9(6) of Ravi Urban Development authority act, 2020, had not delegated its power to Chief Executive Officer and that under S.12, only the authority could remove him from service---Validity---Employment contract of the petitioner was signed by the Chief Executive Officer---Power for appointment of petitioner was also exercised by the Chief Executive Officer under S.11 by virtue of the delegation of powers and functions conferred on him under subsection (6) of S.9---By the same token, Chief Executive Officer by recourse to subsection (6) of S.9 was empowered to pass the order for termination of the services of the petitioner---Ravi Urban Development authority act, 2020, had assigned the powers and functions of the authority and its Board to the Chief Executive Officer who in exercise of that power had terminated the service contract of the petitioner---Said power under the scheme of the act was validly exercised by the Chief Executive Officer to which no exception could be taken---Writ petition was dismissed.

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