SARMAD JALAL OSMANY, J. --- Briefly stated the facts of the case are that the petitioner who is an ASI in Pakistan Railway Police was proceeded against departmentally for using abusive language and breaking the chain of command etc. A regular enquiry was dispensed with and he was found guilty of the charges levelled against him whereupon a minor penalty of stoppage of one year increment was imposed upon the petitioner.
2. Learned ASC says that the charges against the petitioner were strictly factual in nature which he denied in his reply to the show-cause notice and consequently a regular enquiry should have been initiated in order to establish the charges which is not the case.
3. We have heard the learned ASC and perused the impugned judgment as well as the record, leave is granted to examine whether in the circumstances, a regular enquiry should have been instituted as the charges levelled against the petitioner appear to be factual in nature.