UMER SHEHZAD vs OMBUDSPERSON (MOHTASIB) PUNJAB Ss — 2026 PLD 303 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2026 PLD 303 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: PLD
Parties: UMER SHEHZAD vs OMBUDSPERSON (MOHTASIB) PUNJAB Ss

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Judgment text as reported

UMER SHEHZAD VS OMBUDSPERSON (MOHTASIB) PUNJAB Ss.4 & 8---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.13---Harassment complaint---Simultaneous criminal proceedings, pendency of---Double jeopardy, plea of---Scope---The principle of protection against double punishment or double prosecution as embodied in Art.13 of the Constitution is directed against successive criminal trials or punishments based on the same offence---In stark contrast, the complaint before the Ombudsperson under the 2010 Act engages aseparate statutory discipline and administrative-disciplinary regime, designed to safeguard workplace dignity, regulate conduct, and impose service-related consequences (minor or major penalty), not criminal punishment---The object, purpose, and consequences of such proceedings are distinct from those of a criminal trial---As such, the mere pendency of a criminal case does not automatically oust or suspend the statutory jurisdiction of the Ombudsperson.

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