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1989 SCMR 1178

ABDUR REHMAN vs THE CHIEF ENGINEER, SARGODHA ELECTRICITY, SARGODHA

Citation1989 SCMR 1178
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Civil Petition No,1042 of 1983
Date1988-08-08
Judge(s)Ali Hussain Qazilbash, Saad Saood Jan
ResultPetition dismissed

ORDER

' SAAD SAOOD JAN, J.-- The petitioner was an employee of the Water and Power Development Authority and was serving at the relevant time as Line Superintendent in Gujrat. He was caught red-handed by a raiding party while accepting a bribe of Rs,200. He was suspended from service consequent upon the registration of a criminal case against him. He was convicted by the Special Judge A (Central) Lahore. He preferred an appeal which was accepted by the High Court mainly on the ground that satisfactory corroboration was not available. Consequent upon his acquittal he was reinstated in service. However, he was denied by the Authority the full benefits of pay and allowances for the period he remained under suspension. He filed an appeal before the Service Tribunal but that failed. He now seeks leave to appeal from this Court.

2. We have heard the learned counsel and also seen the judgment of the learned Tribunal. The learned Tribunal has recorded a finding that the petitioner's acquittal was not honourable. That being so, its decision to uphold the order of the Authority does not suffer from any infirmity. This petition is accordingly dismissed.

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