Rana Zafarullah vs Abdul Ghafoor S — 2025 MLD 1913 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 MLD 1913 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: MLD
Parties: Rana Zafarullah vs Abdul Ghafoor S
Subject matter: Service
Provisions referred to: S. 22-

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Judgment text as reported

Rana Zafarullah VS Abdul Ghafoor S. 22-a---Indemnity to civil servants---Scope---according to S.22-a of the Punjab Civil Servants act, 1974, civil servants are generally immune from personal liability for actions performed in good faith while exercising their official duties---any action undertaken within the scope of official authority is presumed to be an act of the government, and thus, any legal proceedings in such matters are usually directed against the government, not the individual officer---Moreover, there is no statutory obligation requiring retired Government Officials to defend their past official actions in a Court of law, except in cases where they acted beyond their legal authority (ultra vires), their actions involved mala fide intent, corruption, or misconduct or they violated constitutional rights or engaged in personal wrong-doing---Therefore, in absence of any such allegations, compelling a retired officer to defend official actions taken during service was unwarranted and legally unjustified.

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