PROVINCE OF PUNJAB Through Secretary To Government Of The Punjab
The petitioner, Province of Punjab, filed a petition for leave to appeal against the concurrent judgments and decrees of the lower courts, which had declared the termination of the respondent's service vide order dated 3-12-1966 to be illegal, void, and of no legal effect, and dismissed the petitioner's subsequent appeal and revision. The core legal question was whether the lower courts erred in declaring the service termination unlawful. The Supreme Court heard the counsel for the petitioner and held that no question of law or principle of general importance had been violated by the courts below. Consequently, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition for leave to appeal, affirming the decisions of the lower forums.
- Whether the termination of service declared void by lower courts warranted interference by the Supreme Court?
- Did the courts below violate any law or principle of general importance in decreeing the respondent's suit regarding illegal termination?
ORDER
1. NASIM HASAN SHAH, J.--The suit filed by the respondent for a declaration that the termination of his service was illegal, ultra vires and of no legal effect was decreed to the extent that the order, dated 3-12-1966 was held as void and of no legal effect. The petitioner-- Government challenged this order by filing an appeal before the Additional District Judge which was dismissed by him vide order, dated 27-4-1980 and the revision filed to challenge the said order in the High Court also failed. Hence this petition for leave to appeal in this Court.
2. We have heard Mr. M.M. Saeed Beg in support of this petition. He has not been able to show that any law or principle of general importance has been violated by the Courts below. Hence there is not force in this petition which is accordingly dismissed hereby.