MAQBOOL AHMED vs SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (E), WAPDA, 2ND CIRCLE, FAISALABAD and another
This matter comes before the Supreme Court of Pakistan upon a petition for leave to appeal against an order of the Federal Service Tribunal. The core legal questions concern whether the petitioner's departmental appeal before the Tribunal was barred by limitation and whether the petitioner was entitled to certain claimed financial dues following his acquittal by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Court granted leave to appeal to examine these questions in detail, thereby setting the stage for a comprehensive review of limitation principles in service appeals and the consequential financial entitlements of acquitted civil servants.
- Whether the appeal of the petitioner before the Federal Service Tribunal was barred by time?
- Whether an employee is entitled to claimed dues after securing an order of acquittal from a court of competent jurisdiction?
ORDER
1. ' MUHAMAD RAFIQ TARAR, J.--- After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner we are inclined to grant leave to consider whether the appeal of the petitioner before the learned Federal Service Tribunal was not time-barred and whether he was not entitled to the dues claimed after having earned an order of acquittal from a Court of competent jurisdiction.