' IRSHAD HASAN KHAN, C.J.---By this common order, we intend to dispose of Civil Petitions Nos.673 and 674 of 1999 arising out of identical interim orders, dated 25-1-1999 and 28-1-1999 of the Lahore High Court passed in Writ Petitions Nos.981 and 1181 of 1999.
2. This is a service matter. The grievance of the petitioner is that the jurisdiction of the High Court is barred in such cases and the Federal Service Tribunal has the exclusive jurisdiction in respect of such matters as contemplated by Article 212 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973. It is contended that the learned Judge in Chambers has fallen into an error in granting an interim injunction to the effect that no final order shall be passed in the disciplinary inquiry proceedings initiated against respondent No,1.
3. Raja Muhammad Akram, Senior Advocate Supreme Court appearing on behalf of the petitioners, vehemently argued that the attention of the learned Single Judge was drawn through C.M. No,3 of 1999 to section 2-A of Service Tribunals Act, 1973 and it was pointed out that the Hon'ble High Court had no jurisdiction in the matter because respondent No,1 has been declared to be a civil servant and the jurisdiction in the matter vests exclusively in Federal Service Tribunal. However, the Hon'ble Single Judge did not dismiss the Writ Petition and vacate the Stay Order as prayed for and issued notice to respondent No, 1.
4. It is not necessary to go into merits of the case at this intermediate stage. This Court normally does not interfere with the interim orders of the High Court except in exceptional circumstances. Be that as it may, in the interest of expeditious disposal of the matter, we direct the Registrar, Lahore High Court to fix C.M.3 of 1999 in Writ Petitions Nos.981 and 1181 of 1999, before the learned Judge in Chambers seized of the matter forthwith so that the same is finally disposed of after hearing the parties within fifteen days from the receipt of this order. The learned counsel for the petitioners shall also move formal applications in this behalf to the learned Chief Justice, Lahore High Court.
5. With the above observation, both the petition are disposed of.