NISARUL HAQ vs KARACHI ELECTRIC SUPPLY CORPORATION and another
This matter comes before the Supreme Court of Pakistan upon petitions relating to the interpretation of Section 2-A of the Service Tribunals Act, 1973. The core legal question involves determining the scope and application of the newly inserted Section 2-A concerning service matters. The court granted leave to appeal on the same terms as in connected civil petitions and ordered that status quo be maintained regarding the service of the petitioners until the disposal of the appeals, directing that the cases be heard together.
- What is the interpretation and scope of Section 2-A of the Service Tribunals Act, 1973?
- Whether status quo regarding service should be maintained during the pendency of appeals involving Section 2-A of the Service Tribunals Act, 1973?
- Section 2-A, Service Tribunals Act 1973
ORDER
1. IRSHAD HASAN KHAN, J.---The basic question involved in these petitions relates to interpretation of newly inserted section 2-A of the Service Tribunals Act, 1973. Leave to appeal has since been granted in Civil Petitions Nos.1240 to 1263 of 1997, leave to appeal is also granted in this case on the same terms. If the petitioners are still in service, status quo shall be maintained till disposal of the appeals, which shall be heard along with the connected appeals.