Citation Name: 2023 PLC(CS) 921 PUNJAB-SUBORDINATE-JUDICIAL-SERVICE-TRIBUNALBookmark this Case TAHIR JAMIL BUT

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Citation Name: 2023 PLC(CS) 921 PUNJAB-SUBORDINATE-JUDICIAL-SERVICE-TRIBUNALBookmark this Case TAHIR JAMIL BUTT VS LAHORE HIGH COURT, LAHORE S.6(1)--Misconduct---Culpability of judicial officer proved---Imposition of penalty---Inquiry/Authorized officer, domain of---Scope---Service Tribunal, powers of---Held, that imposition of penalty was within the domain of Inquiry/Authorized officer, who was fully empowered to impose such penalty upon its employee on finding him guilty of commission of misconduct as it considered appropriate and conversion of penalty imposed by Inquiry/Authorized Officer would require strong justifiable reasons for the Tribunal to lessen its gravity---Powers of the Tribunal to modify the punishment imposed by the Inquiry/Authorized Officer were neither unbridled nor unlimited---Penalty of dismissal from service was maintained---Appeal was dismissed, in circumstances. Citation Name: 2023 PLC(CS) 921 PUNJAB-SUBORDINATE-JUDICIAL-SERVICE-TRIBUNALBookmark this Case TAHIR JAMIL BUTT VS LAHORE HIGH COURT, LAHORE S.6(1)---Judicial Officer---Misconduct---Major penalty---Dismissal from service---Quantum of punishment---Lesser penalty---Scope---Service Tribunal, powers of---Court or Tribunal would ordinarily avoid substituting its own findings with that of the departmental authority, unless it appeared that the quantum of punishment was structured on unreasonable, irrelevant, extraneous considerations or on the face of it against the law---Concept of punishment to a delinquent public servant was founded on the principles of retribution, deterrence or reformation---Court or Tribunal, after being convinced with the findings of the departmental authority with regard to the guilt of the public servant had to concur with the quantum of punishment, unless it alarmingly did not commensurate with the charge(s)---Appellant (judicial officer) was proceeded departmentally on account of serious charges of misconduct and after holding preliminary inquiry, he was confronted with a regular departmental inquiry which followed the opportunity of personal hearing, wherein most of the charges leveled against him were duly established---Charges were very serious and keeping in view their seriousness, the appellant did not deserve any leniency---Penalty of dismissal from service was maintained---Appeal was dismissal, in circumstances.

Citation Name: 2023 PLC(CS) 921 PUNJAB-SUBORDINATE-JUDICIAL-SERVICE-TRIBUNALBookmark this Case TAHIR JAMIL BUTT vs LAHORE HIGH COURT, LAHORE S — 2023 PLC(CS) 921 PUNJAB-SUBORDINATE-JUDICIAL-SERVICE-TRIBUNAL

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