GHAZANFAR ALI vs VICE-CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR arts — 2025 PLC(CS) 606 SUPREME-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIR

Case information

Citation: 2025 PLC(CS) 606 SUPREME-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIR
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: PLC
Parties: GHAZANFAR ALI vs VICE-CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR arts
Subject matter: Service
Provisions referred to: S. 38---

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Judgment text as reported

GHAZANFAR ALI VS VICE-CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR arts. 42 & 44---University of azad Jammu and Kashmir act (XXXIV of 1985), S. 38---associate Professor at the University of azad Jammu and Kashmir---Removal from service, challenging of---Right of appeal, non-availing of---Writ petition before the High Court---Maintainability---High Court dismissed the writ petition on the basis that the petitioner had the right to file an appeal before the Syndicate---Validity---Rule of exhaustion of alternate remedy is not an absolute one---There may be exceptional cases where a person may be permitted to seek judicial review despite the availability of an alternate remedy, but frequent deviation from the general rule will overwhelm the constitutional Courts with matters that could be addressed by alternative fora---Moreover, strict adherence to this settled principle will improve the functioning of statutory bodies in resolving disputes, reducing the need to invoke the jurisdiction of judicial review---High Court had not committed any illegality while passing the impugned judgment dismissing writ petition filed by the assistant Professor---Petition for leave to appeal, being meritless, was dismissed.

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