Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan vs Director General, Anti-Corruption Establishment Ss

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Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan VS Director General, Anti-Corruption Establishment Ss. 409, 420, 468 & 471---Prevention of Corruption act (II of 1947), S. 5---National accountability Ordinance (XVIII of 1999), S.18(d)---First Information Report, quashing of---Petitioner was Vice-Chancellor and after the completion of his service tenure, his successor got lodged a criminal case against him---allegation against petitioner was that he made irregular appointments without advertisement in the newspapers---Validity---admitted fact that the University was an autonomous body and its affairs were governed under the University of agriculture, Faisalabad act, 1973 and S.15 (4) of the act dealt with the powers of Vice-Chancellor---Record showed that during two consecutive investigations, one conducted by the JIT constituted by the order of Special Judge, anti-Corruption, it came on surface that out of the list of 608 alleged irregular appointments, there was double entry of nine employees, whereas, out of the remaining 599 employees, 126 employees were appointed by the former Vice-Chancellors---Though certain appointments were made by the Vice Chancellor on temporary/adhoc basis, while exercising his powers conferred under the act but he did not make even a single appointment on regular basis without the advertisement in the press or deviating from the proper procedure during his tenures---During investigation, it came on surface that it was long standing policy of the University approved by the Syndicate that the adhoc arrangements were renewable after six months for another six months---However, investigating teams could not find even a single instance where the Vice-Chancellor had made regular appointment without the approval of the Syndicate, as such there was no room left to assume that the Vice-Chancellor while making any appointments had derogated any law or misused his authority

Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan vs Director General, Anti-Corruption Establishment Ss — 2025 YLR 281 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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