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Writ Petition No. 1050 of 1987, decided on 11th March, 1987.

West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance (VI of 1968)‑‑

‑‑‑S.O.12‑‑Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 199‑‑Termination of contractual service‑‑Services of worker terminated in terms of contract itself‑‑Interference declined in constitutional jurisdiction.

Rao Hamid Mukhtar Khan for Petitioner.

The petitioner's services have been: terminated by the competent authority vide order dated 12‑2‑1987. Hence, this petition.

2. Clause 13(c) of the terms and conditions of service provides as follows.

"Normal service tenure would extend upto superannuation age subject to the condition that either party may terminate the service by one month's notice at any time."

The order of termination of service is that "your services are no longer required by the Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited. Your services are, therefore, terminated with immediate effect. You will be paid one month's salary in lieu of notice period."

3. From the above it is obvious that contractual service has bee terminated in terms of the contract itself. No question of invocation of Constitutional jurisdiction arises. This petition is, therefore dismissed.

M.Y.H./R‑27/L

Petition dismissed.

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