Ms. IFFAT NAWAZ vs THE BANK OF KHYBER through Managing Director S — 2025 PLC 141 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation: 2025 PLC 141 ISLAMABAD
Court: Islamabad High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PLC
Parties: Ms. IFFAT NAWAZ vs THE BANK OF KHYBER through Managing Director S
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Ms. IFFAT NAWAZ VS THE BANK OF KHYBER through Managing Director S.O. 15(3)(i)---Expression "negligence or neglect act"---Meaning and scope---Words "negligence or neglect of work" in S.O. 15(3)(i) are not used in a disjunctive sense---Firstly, neglect of work is also a kind of negligence and being of a lesser kind would be covered by it, which has a broader meaning---Secondly, it is a well recognized principle of law that to carry out the intention of the Legislature, it is occasionally found necessary to use the conjunction "or" and "and" one for the other---Since the sub-clause in question is penal, it should be construed favourable to the employees---Neglect of work mentioned in this subsection must be of a habitual nature---One single instance of sleeping while on duty cannot be termed as habitual negligence or neglect of work so as to bring it within the mischief of the S.O. 15(3)(i).

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