DIRECTOR FOOD, PUNJAB, LAHORE Versus MUHAMMAD YASIN BHATTI

ORDER

SAAD SAOOD JAN, J.- -This is a petition for special leave to appeal from the order dated 14-1-1986 of the Punjab Service Tribunal whereby the penalty of stoppage of increments imposed on the respondent was upheld but the penalty of recovery of the amount representing the loss suffered by the Government on account of theft of sugar was set aside.

2. The order of the learned Tribunal is based on the following finding:

"Keeping in view the above detailed analysis of the case, I have no hesitation in holding that the appellant is not at all responsible for the shortage/loss of sugar so attributed to him as this loss has not been proved and established against the appellant; rather it has been established and proved against the chowkidars alone who were involved in the theft case of this sugar and have ultimately been punished by the competent authority i.e., District Food Controller (R), Lahore also the Authorised Officer in the case of the appellant "

3. This finding was recorded by the learned Tribunal after examining the entire record and we are not persuaded to interfere with it. In view of this finding, the order made by the learned Tribunal cannot be regarded either as perverse or unjustified. No substantial question of law of public importance arises for considera tion. The petition is dismissed.

M.I. /D-14/S Petition dismissed.