MUHAMMAD ZAHID ATTA vs LAHORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ("LDA") art — 2025 PLC(CS) 314 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 PLC(CS) 314 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PLC
Parties: MUHAMMAD ZAHID ATTA vs LAHORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ("LDA") art

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD ZAHID ATTA VS LAHORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ("LDA") art. 199---Civil service---Disciplinary proceedings---Executive discretion of authority to enhance punishment---Judicial review---Scope---Quantum or nature of penalty---Test of proportionality, application of---Imposition of punishment under the law is primarily the function and prerogative of the competent authority and the role of the court is secondary, which comes into play only when the imposed penalty is found to be unlawful or unreasonable---Reasonableness for the purposes of assessing the quantum or nature of a penalty imposed by the department is to be gauged by applying the test of proportionality---In essence, an administrative decision must not be more drastic than necessary and therefore, it follows that the penalty imposed must be commensurate with the misconduct or inefficiency that has been proved.

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