SIRAJ UL HAQ vs ABDUR RASHID And Another

This matter came before the Supreme Court of Pakistan as a petition for leave to appeal against an order passed by the Federal Service Tribunal, Islamabad. The core legal question was whether the Federal Service Tribunal correctly determined that the posting order of the petitioner, Siraj-ul-Haq, as Assistant Director (Directory) by the Director-General, T & T, Islamabad, was violative of the applicable service rules. The Supreme Court, after hearing the petitioner's counsel, upheld the decision of the Federal Service Tribunal. The Court held that the Tribunal's finding, which declared the petitioner's posting order to be contrary to the rules, illegal, and inoperative, was based on a correct interpretation of the relevant service regulations. Consequently, the Supreme Court declined to interfere with the Tribunal's judgment, effectively affirming the direction that the respondent's case be considered and decided on its merits. The judgment reinforces the principle that administrative appointments must strictly adhere to established service rules and that findings of fact by a specialized tribunal regarding such compliance are generally not subject to interference if based on a correct reading of the law.