THE MAYOR, LAHORE METROPOLITAN CORPORATION And Another vs Miss

This matter comes before the Supreme Court of Pakistan upon a petition for leave to appeal filed by the Mayor, Lahore Metropolitan Corporation and another against respondent No.1. The core legal question concerns the termination of lien of a civil servant and whether such lien can be terminated with consent prior to confirmation in another post. The Court held that the lien of the respondent could not be terminated even with her consent before she was confirmed in another post. The key principle laid down is that under Rule 3.15 of the Civil Services Rules (Punjab), a civil servant's lien cannot be terminated prior to confirmation in a new post, rendering any purported termination with consent ineffective.