Intra court Appeal rejected on legal reforms act 1972 section 3 (2)
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| Intra court Appeal rejected on legal reforms act 1972 section 3 (2) |
انٹرا کورٹ اپیل اس لئے مسترد کردی کہ انہوں نے ہائی کورٹ میں جانے سے پہلے تمام دستیاب راستے استعمال کیے تھے۔
درخواست گزار کی اپیل
**قانونی اصلاحات آرڈیننس 1972** کے تحت **سیکشن 3(2) (پروویزو)** کے تحت مسترد کی گئی۔ اس سیکشن کے مطابق، اگر درخواست گزار نے کسی دوسرے قانونی راستے (جیسے کہ اپیل) کو استعمال کر لیا ہو، تو اس صورت میں انٹرا کورٹ اپیل قابل قبول نہیں ہوتی۔
اس صورت میں، چونکہ درخواست گزار نے پنجاب لوکل گورنمنٹ آرڈیننس 2001 کے تحت اپیل دائر کی تھی، اس لئے انٹرا کورٹ اپیل مسترد کر دی گئی۔
اپیل اس بنیاد پر مسترد کی گئی کہ:
1. **دستیاب متبادل راستوں کا استعمال**
: درخواست گزار نے پہلے ہی پنجاب لوکل گورنمنٹ آرڈیننس 2001 کے تحت اپیل کا راستہ اختیار کیا تھا، جو کسی بھی مقامی حکومت کے حکم سے متاثرہ شخص کو اعلیٰ اتھارٹی (یعنی سیکرٹری لوکل گورنمنٹ اینڈ رورل ڈویلپمنٹ پنجاب) کے پاس اپیل کرنے کی اجازت دیتا ہے۔
2. **قانونی اصلاحات آرڈیننس کی دفعات**
: قانون اصلاحات آرڈیننس 1972 کے سیکشن 3(2) (پروویزو) کے مطابق، انٹرا کورٹ اپیل اس صورت میں قابل قبول نہیں ہوتی اگر درخواست گزار نے پہلے ہی قانون کے تحت فراہم کردہ دوسرے راستے (جیسے کہ اپیل) کو استعمال کیا ہو۔ چونکہ درخواست گزار نے سیکرٹری کے پاس اپیل کی تھی، اس لئے یہ دفعات انٹرا کورٹ اپیل کی قابل قبولیت کو مسترد کرتی ہیں۔
مختصراً،
عدالت نے درخواست گزار کی انٹرا کورٹ اپیل اس لئے مسترد کردی کہ انہوں نے ہائی کورٹ میں جانے سے پہلے تمام دستیاب راستے استعمال کیے تھے۔
Must read Judgement
Form No: HCJD/C-121
ORDER SHEET
IN THE LAHORE HIGH COURT, BAHAWALPUR BENCH,
BAHAWALPUR
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
I.C.A.No.01 of 2014.
Anwar-ul-Haq Shahid Bari
Versus
T.M.A,etc.
S. No. of
order/
Proceeding
Date of order/
Proceeding
Order with signature of Judge, and that of
parties or counsel, where necessary
20.01.2014. Mr Jamshaid Akhtar Khokhar Advocate for
the appellant.
Mr. Saeed Ahmad Choudhary, AAG.
The instant I.C.A has been filed by the present
appellant against the order dated 17.12.2013
passed by Single Bench of this Court according to
which writ petition No.4468/2010 of the present
appellant was disposed of.
2.
Brief facts of the case are that the present
appellant filed a writ petition No.4468/2010 titled
“Anwar-ul-Haq Bari VERSUS T.M.A, etc before the
Honourable Single Bench of this Court stating therein
that the petitioner was appointed as Sanitary
Inspector in the year 1986 by the respondent
department and was most senior and qualified to
hold the post of Sanitary Inspector in the year
1991,Government of the Punjab was pleased to issue
Notification in which the post of Sanitary Inspector
was upgraded from BPS-8 to BPS-11 and
nomenclature was also changed from Sanitary
Inspector to Chief Sanitary Inspector. The said
notification was issued in the light of Notification
No.SOV/2-48/86-P-II dated 27.12.1987 and the post
was upgraded vide Notification dated 03.03.1991.
I.C.A.No.01 of 2014.
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The Tehsil Municipal Administration City Bahawalpur
on 31.05.2008 through Resolution No.15
recommended for the grant of BPS-11 to the appellant
due to his long service. The present appellant stated
in paragraph No.8 of the writ petition that he had
moved application to the District Co-Ordination
Officer, Bahawalpur being Controlling Authority of
the Municipal Administration which was rejected
without any cause and the District Co-Ordination
Officer also referred the matter to Secretary, Local
Government for decision on merit. The present
appellant further stated in paragraph No.10 of the
writ petition that he had also filed a separate appeal
to Secretary, Local government & Rural Development,
Punjab in which request was made for the award of
emoluments of BPS-11 and other pensionaries
benefits on 10.08.2010.
3.
The writ petition of the appellant was disposed
of on 17.12.2013 with the following order:-
“During the course of arguments and after
perusal of the comments filed on 2.10.2010 by
the DCO/respondent No.2 it is borne out that
the appeal filed by the petitioner has been
forwarded to respondent No.3. It is felt
appropriate to direct that copy of this writ
petition alongwith all the annexures be sent to
respondent No.3, who shall treat the same as
written submissions on behalf of the petitioner
and dispose of the appeal filed by him within a
month from the receipt of this order and
obviously after affording opportunity of hearing
to concerned parties”.
4.
At the very outset, learned AAG raised an
objection that the instant I.C.A in view of section 3
sub-section 2(Proviso) of Law Reforms Ordinance
1972 is not maintainable as appellant has availed
the remedy of appeal by filing appeal to Secretary,
Local Government and Rural Development Punjab as
provided under section 190 of the Punjab Local
I.C.A.No.01 of 2014.
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Government Ordinance 2001 against the order well
mentioned in paragraph No.10 of the writ petition of
the appellant.
5.
On the other hand, learned counsel for the
appellant in reply to objection raised by the A.A.G
regarding maintainability of I.C.A before Division
Bench submitted that although appellant had filed a
separate appeal to the Secretary Local Government
and Rural Development Punjab but the same does not
debar the appellant from filing I.C.A against the order
of Single Bench of this Court.
6.
We have heard the learned counsel for the
appellant as well as AAG on the point of
maintainability of this I.C.A.
7.
Section 3 sub-section 2 (Proviso) of Law
Reforms Ordinance 1972 is hereby reproduced for
reference:-
“Provided that the appeal referred to in
this sub-section shall not be available or
competent if the application brought before the
High Court under (clause (1) of Article 199 of
the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan) arises out of any proceedings in
which the law applicable, provided for at least
one appeal(or one revision or one review) to
any Court, Tribunal or authority against the
original order”.
8.
Section 190 of the Punjab Local Government
Ordinance 2001 is also reproduced for reference:-
“Any person aggrieved by an order passed by
a Local Government or its functionaries in
pursuance of this Ordinance or the rules of
bye-laws made there under may appeal to
such authority in such manner and within such
period as may be prescribed”.
9.
Admittedly, the appellant had filed an appeal
to the Secretary Local Government and Rural
Department Punjab which is provided in view of
section 190 of the Punjab Local Government
I.C.A.No.01 of 2014.
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Ordinance 2001 before filing writ petition No.4468 of
2010, hence the instant I.C.A in view of section 3
sub-section 2 (proviso) of Law Reforms Ordinance
1972 is not maintainable and is dismissed in
limine.
(Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi)
(Sadaqat Ali Khan)
Judge
Judge
Shabbir.
Approved for Reporting