1. The petitioner while working as Director and General Manager "A" Beema Unit of the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan was removed from service by the competent authority in exercise of powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 12 of the Life Insurance (Nationalisation) Order, 1972 (P.O. 10 of 1972) on 12-12-1974. He availed of the remedy as contemplated by M.L.O. 23 in the year 1978 without any luck. It is submitted that petitioner thereafter pursued the matter further through certain extra legal applications on the administrative side of the Government which is reported to have met some success but no decision has been taken consequently, this writ petition was filed in May, 1986. It is submitted that if those files are sent for, petitioner will be able to show some male fide. I am not impressed by the arguments of the learned counsel for the petitioner.
2. Petitioner's employment was subservient to the Sate Life Employees' (Service) Regulations, 1973 and by virtue of Regulation 22 was liable to termination at three months' notice or payment in lieu thereof. The competent authority deemed it appropriate to terminate his services on 12-12-1974 in adherence to that Regulation and the learned counsel for the petitioner has not referred to any illegality have been committed in compliance therewith. Further this writ petition was instituted in May, 1986 i.e. After a lapse of about 12 years, therefore, independent of the above, it obviously suffers from laches.
3. S.Q./M-327/L