MRS. KHALIDA AMJAD versus GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB THROUGH SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, LAHORE
Section 8 Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Article 199 Constitutional petition de novo inquiry was initiated against a limited department inquiry public servant and was dismissed by the department-appointed inquiry officer but the department authority ordered for de novo action. It was de novo inquiry submitted by public servants that could not be ordered even thirty days after submitting the inquiry report. The order of the DW action was given to the validity department authority but strictly with the provisions of section 8 of the Punjab Removal of Service (Special Powers) Ordinance, 2000, which was not allowed. After thirty days of submission of inquiry report, in which the employee was discharged, the competent authority did not follow the simple language of Section 8 of the Punjab Removal of Service (Special Powers) Ordinance 2000, so Inquiries were put aside after the order exceeded the jurisdiction for the de novo circumstances.
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