ZAFAR ALI SHAH vs NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN art — 2026 PLC(CS) 726 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

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ZAFAR ALI SHAH VS NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN art.199---Disputed questions of fact---Constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court, exercise of---Scope---High Court in exercise of any concrete material under art.199 of the Constitution cannot go into disputed questions of facts. art.199---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S.11---Constitutional petition---Service matter---Bank withholding promotion of employee, challenge to---Disciplinary proceedings---Embezzlement incident, allegation of---Earlier petition on same subject matter---Effect---Res judicata, doctrine of---Scope---Brief facts of the matter were that the petitioner sought issuance of his promotion order which had been withheld due to disciplinary proceedings; while posted as manager, an embezzlement incident led to inquiry and an office order demoting him from assistant vice president; his departmental appeal was rejected; petitioner then filed an earlier constitutional petition which was allowed and the matter went in appeal and the apex Court directed his promotion case be considered on merits under the rules---Petitioner once again approached the High Court for the relief he wanted from the High Court in his earlier writ petition---The issue stood decided earlier and the subsequent approach was strictly barred under the doctrine of res judicata---Petitioner was dealt with in accordance with law and the respondent Bank did consider the claim of the petitioner but it was the petitioner who failed to place himself at the desired place and he could not touch the minimum threshold which was required for the promotion---High Court had earlier taken cognizance of the matter and apex court also dealt with the matter when a portion of the prayer of the petitioner was accepted and when on consent of the parties the petitioner was asked to appear before the board, and the board was directed to consider the claim of the petitioner---Present petition was the continuation of the previous proceedings---Petitioner failed to make out a case for interference by the High Court---Constitutional petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

ZAFAR ALI SHAH vs NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN art — 2026 PLC(CS) 726 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

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