The order will dispose of Writ Petitions Nos. 9131 of 1998, 9142 of 1998, 9184 of 1998,9007 of 1998, 9005 of 1998, 9025 of 1998, 8973 of 1998, 9110 of 1998, 8945 of 1998, 8965 of 1998, 8952 of 1998, 8974 of 1998, 8090 of 1998, 7202 of 1998, 8217 of 1998, 7424 of 1998, 7189 of 1998,8356 of 1998, 7892 of 1998, 8210 of 1998, 7025 of 1998, 7901 of 1998, 8227 of 1998, 7425 of 1998, 9109 of 1998, 9077 of 1998, 9071 of 1998, 9078 of 1998, 9096 of 1998, and I.0 .As Nos. 176 of 1998. 177 of 1998, 178 of 1998, 179 of 1998, 180 of 1998 and 181 of 1998. The appellants and the petitioners in the above said cases are the employees of the Education Department. On the request of the Punjab Government, Pakistan Army was asked to inquire into the appointments made in the Education Department on the teaching and non- teaching posts. We have been informed that the said Army team has already completed the inquiry and submitted a report to the Provincial Government. The common grievance in all these cases is that on the basis of the report of the Army team, action detrimental to the interest of the petitioners/appellants in the above said cases has been initiated or is likely to be initiated which includes prosecution, departmental action, stoppage of their salaries and recoveries of the salaries received by the employees.
2. The learned A.A.-G., on the basis of written instructions from the Government of the Punjab submits as follows:--
1. That no action will be taken against the civil servants serving in Education Department solely on the basis of the report of Pakistan Army which is being considered as a survey report.
2. No ex par action will be taken against any of the employee in case in which incriminated evidence against an employee, action will be taken after fulfilling necessary formalities as required by law including show-cause notices and personal hearing.
3. Till such time the employee continue in the service of Education Department and Acton against them is to be finalized, the salary due to them shall not be stopped.
The communication dated 3-10-1998 from the Government of Punjab in the Education Department has also been placed on record of this case. This satisfies the learned counsel for the appellants/petitioners. The petition is accordingly disposed of as not pressed in view of the undertaking given by the learned Additional Advocate-General.