SOHAIL BUTT versus DEPUTY INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE (NORTH) NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND MOTORWAY POLICE
Sections 3, 5 (1) (4) and 10 constitution of Pakistan, Article 212 (3) removal of senior senior petrol officer in National Highways and motorway police for almost three months for alleged unauthorized absence from duty. Failure to file an Appellant's Notice to the Inquiry Officer Failure to appear before the Inquiry Officer, dismissing the Departmental Appeal despite repeated notice of the Inquiry Officer, will dismiss the appeal on the merits of the Service Tribunal as well Appellant will not be barred as a member of the disciplinary force due to timely ban. He deserves any kind of relaxation to be absent from duty for a considerable period without obtaining permission from a superior officer. There was no question of public importance, the tribunal was justified in concluding that the appellant was not prosecuted on any merit, the Supreme Court refused to allow the appeal in the circumstances.
