SAEED AHMED vs NESTLE PAKISTAN LIMITED — 2026 PLC 53 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2026 PLC 53 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2026
Reporter: PLC
Parties: SAEED AHMED vs NESTLE PAKISTAN LIMITED

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Judgment text as reported

SAEED AHMED VS NESTLE PAKISTAN LIMITED. Quantum of punishment---Determination---Prerogative of the employer---Prerequisite---Misconduct has to be established and employee should be found guilty---Proportionality of the penalty---Scope---As soon as the act of misconduct is established and the employee is found guilty after due process of law, it is the prerogative of the employer to decide the quantum of punishment, out of the various penalties provided in law---The casual or unpremeditated observation that the penalty imposed is not proportionate with the seriousness of the act of misconduct is not adequate but the order must show that the court and tribunal has applied its mind and exercised its discretion in a structured and lawful manner---Court or tribunal in exceptional or appropriate cases or circumstances, may examine the quantum of punishment to figure out the proportionality and reasonableness and may also nullify or overturn such punishment if found out of proportion vis-à-vis the act of misconduct and in this scenario, the punishment awarded by the competent authority may be revisited and converted into some lesser or alternative punishment if provided under the law but in order to exercise such jurisdiction for mitigation, the set of circumstances of each and every case have to be considered minutely.

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