Department, Lahore and others vs MUHAMMAD NAWAZ

This matter comes before the Supreme Court of Pakistan on a petition for leave to appeal against the order dated 5.12.2000 passed by the Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore in Appeal No. 1201 of 1999, which had dismissed the respondent's appeal challenging the termination of his services on the ground of being barred by time. The core legal question concerns whether the service tribunal's dismissal of the appeal on limitation grounds warrants interference by the apex court. The Supreme Court held that no question of public importance was involved in the petition and declined to interfere with the impugned judgment. Consequently, the petition was dismissed and leave to appeal was refused, laying down the principle that the Supreme Court will not interfere with service tribunal orders on limitation unless a question of public importance is raised.