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IN THE COURT OFTTOMBLE MR.JUS']'ICN MTIZAMIL AKITTAR SIIAI3IN

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(s)Read.er must ask the Jud11e turiting the Judgrnen.t uuhether lhe Jud"gment is approued for reitorting'

(4)Those directions whiclt d"t(t ftot to be trcecl s;hortlcl lxt tlc:lek:cl.

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IN THE LAHORE HIGH COURT, I,AFIOIILJ

JUDICIAL DEPI\RTMI]NT

WP No. 256791 ol 20lB

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Govt. of Puniab ancl 9 others

S.No. of Date of Order witli signrtutre o1'.luclge ancl that ol'purties or Order/ order/ counsel whe re lrecessilfy Proceeding proceeding 19.12.2018 M/s. Hassan Iqbal Warriach ancl Muhamrrracl RaflqLre Jathol, Advocate for petitioner.

Mr. Muhammad Arr;had Manzoor, AAG.

Ch. Mushtaq A. I(lriur, Aclvocate fol responclcrrt No.9. Mr. Mr,rhamnrad Iclbal Mohal, Advocate lirr lcspondent No. 10.

Through ir:rstant constitutional petitiorr, tlie dill

petitioners have pra'yed as follows:

"lt rJ', therefbre, ntosl hrrtnltl.l, ctncl .f 7t respectfitlly ltrayec{ thcrt' ittstctnl tvril petilictn tncr.lt kindly be ar.:cclttecl ancl intlttrgnctl lcttcr.r tlkttacl 12.12,2018 Jitr so-cctlled no conJiclcnce ilrctlion lte declarted agt;,inst tlte lcryv crncl .fhcl.s crncl irt the consequence of letters clqtecl I2.12.2018, the holding ctf l;pecicrl rneeting on 22, 12.2018 irt Committee llall, Pcrsrur mo.y r)ct'v kindl)t be declqred illegal, ,,n1ewfiil, voicl ctb-ittitio and t,vhile setting aside tlte letters clated 12.12,201.9, in the suprem e i nterest of.j us I i ce.

It is lirtlter pravecl thctl erttire proc:ceding's of mo:tion, oqenda, meeting ctncl presicling ry'' the houts et b1, t he,cl e s i gn a t e cl a1tp r-t i n I e e n't et) t) e t'.t) lc i n cl |1t be declar^ed a,s illegctl ancl aygai'n,tt the.fitt:ts, lutv and r'ttles. "

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a 'l'he tbrief'fhcts mi n.t I of the case are tlrat the potitioncrs

were elected as councilol's in Local Gcivcmrlcrnt Elections, 2QI5 l'rrim their respective Warcls ut l)asrur' Municipal Commiltee, District Sialkot, whcrc-alicl elections for ther execr.rtive bocly Murnicifgl f "f j Committee, Pasrur were helcl in whictr the pctitione\r's it

contested for the s(:,E1ls of Chainnan ancl Vice Clrairnran respectively anct wore cleclarecl as returrrecl currcliclatcs.

On 16.11.2018 resllonclent No.10 nrovecl arr applicatiorr for summonirrg mr:eting of the house lbr consiclering requisition for vote of no conficlence trgainst the

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petitioners which was subseqLrcntly withclrawn by lrirn on 04,12.2018. Therr:after, respondent , No.9 nrovecl nrl application for the saule purpose on 06.12.2018 witli respondent No.3 w'hereupon the said'respondcrrt issued notices to the petitioners, During pcnderrcy ot'thc saicl application, responderqt No.9 lLlecl WP No. 254685 of 2018 befbre this Court whiclr was clisposccl of viclc orclcr dated 10.12.2018 v,,ith a clirection to responclerrt No.3 to decide the nratter in accorclance with law clirectins respondent No.9 to appear betbre the saicl resporrclent on 17.12,2018. I-Iovl'ever, respondent No.3 issuecl the impugned letter dat,:d 12.12.2018 lbr corpvening rneeting regarding consiclerittion ol'no conl'iclencc nrof ion against the petitioners for 2'"2.10.2018, hence, this petition. V

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3.I,earned counsel fbr the petitioners has contcnclicl that without following the law and mandatoly proceclure prescribed under th,: Pr.rnjab Local Covemmerrts (Vote oI No Confidence) Iturlles, 20lB ("Rrrlcs") ancl orclcr passecl by this Court on l(1,, 12.2018, responclentlNo.3 lurs issuecl

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notice for convening the meeting for'cclnsiclcling no confidence motion r;rgainst the petiticlrlers even lrclirre lhe date of hearirrg bef irre tlie saicl responclent llxecl try this Court, conseqlrentll,, the szrid notice is liable to Lre set- aside.

4 Conversely, learned AAG as well as learned counsel for respon<Jent Nos, 9 and 10 hrfvc clefbnclccl the .,.t.,,' ordbr passed by rosponderrt No,3 chtecl 12.12.2018 by claiming that the same has been passecl itr accorclarrce with law.

Heard. Recc,nd perusecl.

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The admitteri thcts al'e that the petitioners are t

Chairman and \/"ice Chairmarr o1' tlre MLrnioipal Committee, Pasnrr ("MC") and a no conficlcrloc rrrotion has been moved try sorle o1'the rnembers ol' the MCI against them. On receipt o1'recprisition by the ruerltrels i for no confidence motiorl against the petitiouers, the Deputy Director, Local Covernrnent and Cclmmunity

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Development Depirrtment, Siallcot in his oapacity as 'u,, 'Xn Presiding Offic., issuecl notice to tlre rnenrbers ry-/\ \

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12.t2.20t9 on tlre subiect to rreeting rcrlialcling consideration of rrote ol' lro cor-rlldence agairrst tLre Chainnan in the lbllowirrg ter'nrs:

" M E E T' I NEt,. R E Q-LR D I IY G C 0 tY S I D Ii) rr A'.t' I 0 N OF VOTE:OF, NO QONI,I-I)ENCII tlG,,l-lNST . C[IrllllM,,l

MUNIQIPA,I,, COMMITT-EE, . "PI\SIIV!

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With refbren,ce to the ctppliccttion ,strbntillecl b.1t Rana Zahict' I*l'ussain, Generctl Cottnr:ilot' uncl signed tty 2a' Cottncilot's of' A4trtticipul C'onuttitlcc, Pasrttr Di:;lric'l Siulkot cloletl 6ttt l)L,L'anrltct', 2013 in this o/Jic,:', ancl l4/rit I>elition No. 254685 o/' 20IB titled llctnct Zahid l-lu,tsctin r/r. Sacretont Local Government etc anc{ ctthct'r thc I'lonotrrublc Justice Muz:amil Akhtar Shcrbir, Lcrltot'c IIiglr Court Lahoret ha,s c{irectecl to clecide thc albrc ;;cticl appliccrtion c).f the petitiotter in acca'clunc:e tvillt la,w, rules an,l policy on llte crbcnte ,sttlt.jact, Where,,ts, an ap1;lic(rtiot: Jilecl to con,giclt:r ctf vote fctr no conficlence aguirrst A4r. tlltu/'Sln,fi, Chairntan, ll'lunicipql Cctmntillee, Pctst'ttr Dislt'ict Sialkot, ttnclttr Punjcrb Loccrl Goverttrrrt:trl (l/otc o.f no Conf dence) Il'ule,s, 2A l8 notiliul on cluted 04.06,2018, ,a meeting for the purpose has been called.for" on 22.12.2018 (Sahrclult) crt 10.00 A.M in the Mtmiclpal Comntittee I'lall, Pasnrr trrrcler the convettorshi.,u o/' the unclersig'necl as Prcsictins Officer.

)'ott at'e herebtt cqlled uponflo ltcu'lic:iltctle in the meeti.t'tg ot't the above refbrretl ,:;ttitl tlute line o

and ventte.fc,,, /lte ptu'posc. .C v ryIr-\

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"A nolttce nolttce under Rttle 6&) r,tnder Rule 6(t{1 q/'Prtniult o.f Prtniult Local

Government (No Conficlence A4otion) Iilrles, 20lB has already lteen sent to the Chait'nton A4tutic'iprl Committee, I:'esrut' District Siallcot vicle lhil; o//ice letter No, D'DLG-l8/3047 Dutecl 07.12.2018 .fttt' offer i ng pcrs,:.r n a I cryt I ct n at i o t t t' c e u t'(| i t t g t r | | c' g(1 | i o tI ''{li l,

contained in no conficlence ttrotiorrfrpltlit'ttliort " .

Note: A copy o./' appliccrtion of no c:onfic/c'ftc:e motion is attr.tcltecl hereyvi lh. " A Sirnilar notice wars also issr"red in relation tcl vote ol'no confidence against the Vice Chairmarr. Ir-r thc albre referred notice, rel:i:rence has been rnade to cllllce le[ter No. DDL G-181304'7' datecl 07 .12.201 B wl'rereby nolicc lrrr offering persoual ex.planation was issr-recl to the Clrainnan

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and Vice Chairman in the lbllowing tenls:

" &wJ:I O N_TO C ONS I D E It VOT ti O Ii NQ. CONFIDEAT:CE MOTIOIV AGAINST' T'l{E

CHAIRMAI,I. MUNICIPAL COX4MIT'T'EE.

It is to infornt that Rqnq Zcthicl llttsscritt, h4ember Municipal ('ommittee Pasrur crlctngtl,ilh other 2tl ,) l .. members (t:o1ry enclosecl) hcts rttot,ccl an applicatiotr ,on 06.12.201,9 .[or No C)ottficlt:nr:e Motion against lou levelirtg ullatlulion,s m is con cluct u n cl n epctt i s m.

In pur,suance o[' 6(4) ,l' the Purrfcrlt Lrx'ul Govt. (VO7',8 OF'lVO CONITIDEM[) Ilttles, 2018, yoLt e.,r'e hereb|, in/brmecl ll'tcrt 1t6111 l'tcn,e the ,right to ofl,:'r yolu" personal e:uplunulion eilher verballlt or in writittg abotrt lhe 1 ,t ' ut,rtya.suitl n requisitiort beJbre ot' in the ttt(!clin,L! lo lhc - U il: ", .,.

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Dared 19. l 2.2018.

n .l. /\/,/\ .t I Presiding OJ'licer', the clate o./'nrceting rvltic:lr will be intinrated t'qter on. "

The afore referred notices clatecl 12.12.2A lB huve trecrr called in question trefore this Cclrrt in its constitLttional jurisdiction havingr; been issLrecl without lollowins the proper procedure as prior to issuance of notices, tlre 6saicl

petitioners ^r!r! were nol provided opportunit)J o1 hearirrg.

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7.The questiorr lbr cleterurirration belbre this (loult is that whether the petitioners were to be proviclccl an opportunity of lit:aring bolblc placirLg thr.: slicl lto confidence motion against thcm bclbre tlrc I-lor-rse. 'l'o determine the said question, relbrencc rnay Lrc rnaclc to Section 35 of the l)r-rnjab Local Covernnrcnt Act, 2013 ("Act") which is reJrroclucecl lrelow: .

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"Section 35; Vole oJ'rto-conJidence.- (l) SLrbjecl to this section, a Mayor, Deputy 4aypy, Chairtnan or Vice Chcrtrnran o/'a local governtnent, other than thctt of an Attthot'illt utttl rrf'tt Llttiort ('ottrrc,il, shall ceqse It,holcl. n//ic,e if'u vote r.tf'no*t:onfidt:nce

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is passed agoinsl him in the ltrescribed tnettrrer hy two-third ma,,iorily oJ' the lotul nunt bcr of' ntetrrltcrs of the local f,lY€t'nffient.

(2)A motiott o.f no-cctnficlence shall ttot ltc rrtot,cd before the etc,pirlt o/'one year o['hil; crssrntrltticsn of' offir, as llte Mayor, Deputlt Mct.1t111', Chctit'ttrcrtt ot. Vice Chairmdn,

(3)Where a motion ctf' no-cctn/iclenc:e ul4uin,st the

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Mayor, Deprty Mqvor, L|_rvt t Clhairrnan tttrrrt rit'l/ic,e \r Clxtit'tnan f has beien ntovecl ctrul ,firils.fitt'trtuttt ,f'llrc t'(!qtti)-,ite ' lt

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r majority ofvotes in a nteeting, no siniilot" tltotion slrall be moved agdinst him before the erytirlt rtf'one )teor "fro* the date when such motiot'ttvcts ntovecl. " 8. Section 35 ibitt relels to vote of'tio cortliclertcc ttr lre passed in a prescribed manner. Section l44 ol'the Act provides that the j{:lovert'urent may sr"rbject to 1:rt'ovious

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publication and by rrotification in tlie ol'litirrI gazctte- rnr{te t^ rLrles for carrying out: the purpose o1'this Act arrcl such rLrles may provide for all or any ol'tl-re tnattet's speciliccl irr 1:llt I of Tth Schedule whr:,rein entry No.l provicles lirr li'lrning of' rules for local govr;)lnlt'lent lbr conclLrct ol'clcctions, c'trtty No.13 for corrclnct ol' electecl ollicials nnrl entry No.l7 provides for frarliul:l of arry,other set of rurles neccssary lbr e

implernentation of this Act. In exerciso of powcrs conlbrred by Section I44 of tlhe Act, the Govertror ol'thc l)uniab has been pleased to make ntles relating to no conllclence tttotion against an elected oflicial by the notleuclatut'e "the l)urrjab Local Governmenl.s (Vote of No Conliclence) I{r"rlcs, 2018". The Rr"rle 2(e) o1'the I{Lrles cleflnes Presidirrg Officer as an ofllce:,r appointecl r.rncler Rule 5 of the Itules to preside over lneeting to consicler nttttiorr of'no confidence which €ris per Rule 5(b) in casc cll'a Murnicipal Cornrnittee is to be the Deputy I)it'cctor', Local Government of th,l concernecl District. 'flie Itule 3 prescribes for reqr"rirsitiou lbr couverting cpl'rleet.ing which .

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provides that a requisition in writing sigfrlecl by not less than one half of the total nunlber o1'nretrbers ol'a looal government, may Lre movecl lbr couvening a tncetitr61 to consider the lnotiorr of no-conficletrce againsl Cfrairninr-r and Vice Chairman ol'the concertrecl autholity trterrtionecl in sub-rule (2) whi,;h in case o1'a Muniqipal Conrurittee t.

is Deputy Directol of a Local Gover,-,,{,.nt ..r,-,..r,'rJ.l.

No reason iri reqr.rirecl to bo proviclecl tbr rtroving a requisition for nret:l"ing to consicler tlre tnotiot.r ['br tto- confidence. Itule 4 of the RLrlcs proviclcs thlrI tlrc l)cprrty Director of the .Local Coverntrtcnt on t'r'ce ipt o{' requisition under Rrrle 3 is recluirecl to cotrvcue ir rnectiug of Local Governmrlnt withiu 07 clnys to corrsicJe r nlotion of no confidence, lbr which 07 clays priol ttoticc is required to be girlen ,o the members o1' the Local Govemment which is to be scrvccl irr the nlflnner 1 ,' i

provided in Sr.rb-rule 3 o1'RLrle 4. Rr.rlc 6 pt'oviclcrs that any member rvho hacl signecl the reqLrisit.ion rrray nrovc a o

motion for no conr,fidence against the Chainrran or lhe Vice Chairman and if motion is seconrlccl, it shall be considered by the Local Govemutct-rt. '['lie Sulr-rurle zl provides that Chair'rman ol'Vice Chaimau against whom a motion of no conficlence is nrclvecl shall have a lislrl" to offer a personal exlllanation cithel verbally ol in rvriting r and where a wlittcn explanation is ofl''elecl il slrall be

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circulated amongst the meurLrers ancl f<plui prft o[ the record of proceeclings of the rneeting whele aflcr voting shall be carried out in terms of Rule 7 and lesult is to be cteclarecl in telrns ol''Rule 8.

9.Leamecl countiei fbr the petitiorrer hirs stres:rccl Lrpon the fact that befor',: requisitioning [ht: rrreeting o1' Llre

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,t, house of the Local Governnteut for.l""onuening ,i,.

rneeting for the prrrpose of consiclcrirrg no conl'iclcrjce motion, they have not been proviclecl opportunity ol' :'t tr hearing in temrs I;i.Lrle 6(4) of the llr-rles. IJesicles it is argued that there r,)/as express clirection passeci by this Court in WP No.,2:54685 of 201U on 10. 12.201 8 to provide hearirig to nll the corrccnrccl lrclil'c rlcciclirrg thc application filed by responclcrtt No.9 to rcquisil.ion lhc meeting of the house, therefore, the said orclcr is liable to be set-aside. As regards that first conlention ol' the petitioners is concemed that they have not been proviclccl opportunity ol'being hearcl in terurs ol' Rule 6(zt; o'' t'''* p

Rules before placi.:ng tlie matter belbrc the horrse lor consideration of no conf'iclence nrotion, sul'lrce it to say that the said RLrle isi not applicable to prooccclirrgs bclirlc the Presiding Oftrccr under Rule 4(l) o1'tlre Rules whcn he is to decicle on 'vvhich clate the meetins is to be called for considering the motion, however, the saicl Plesidirrg .,^ ^ f" ,F.t Otticer is to notify tlie person ag.finsr rvlrorrr no 'V

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lrl | | confidence motion is to be placecl bclbpc tltc lrousc lo i

defend himself whi,::h notices have alreacly been issuecl to the petitioners requiiring them to clel'encl tltemselves in the meeting to be Iirelcl on 22.12.2018. Moreover, proceedings under )lule 4(l) do not requiLe issuancc ol'' notice for hearinl;r, to the l]ersotl against rvltorn no

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confidence motion is llled before taking il"clecision witl{in ll 07 days prescribed by rules for fixing clatc o1'cottvetrilrg the meeting. Flou',3ver, the nieeting is to tle convc:ttcrJ after at least 07 days prior notice to nrenrbels ol'tlre Local Government inch"rriir"rg the persons against whour the motion for no conficlence is uncler corrsicleratior.r, which requirement has been sul'ficiently comlrliecl with through notices dated I2.l11.2018 arrcl 07.12.2018 iutiniating the members of fixation of the meeting on 22.12.2018 ancJ informing the petitioners in terrns of l{ule 6(4) o1' the Rules to offer persr:nal explanation eitl-rer,ver'bally or in writing about the said rcclLrisitiorr bclbrc or iu lhe meeting. Conse<:;uCntly, issuanco o1' r-rotice to the petitioners belbre lixing a clate lbr consiclering tlre motion of no conllidence against them was not a lcgal requirement, non-compliance of wliich woulcl lcncler the impugned notice asr illegal or without.iulisclictiorL,

10.The,second l;ubrnission of lcarnecl coLrnscl fbl tlie petitioners is that this Cor"rrt vide orcler Satecl 10.12.2018

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had directed respondent No.3 to provicle healing to all

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concerned inch-rding, the petitioners befbd'e passirrg orcler on application filer:l by responclent No.9 to requisitiorr -l'he :raid meeting which has not been compliecl with.

order of this Cor"rrt is reproclnced below:

"submits tl'rot the ltctitiortcr lttr,s' ut(.n'tjtl (ttl application, t^wail.able al page l8 (tlnne.rurc "l)") of this peit'ition, with respon$ent J''1o.2 .t'tl, ll conuening r,r,,.eeting lo consicler' motic,ttt ,.r/' ,o confidence a51ainst re,sponclettl l{os: i and tl v,lticlt ls nol being proce,tsecl vvilhotrl (un) le51al justification.,seelcs q clirecticsn Jctr eat'l.tt cl i spctsu I ctf the same.

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No,2/Depily Director, Locql Gctvernmertl ancl Community Developntent Departntenl, Sicrlkot is directed to dercide the afbre refbrrbcl applic:trtion o,f the petitioner in accorclance tt,ilh lcnv, rtrlcs oncl petitiotner and all the other coincentecl v,ithin a period of t 5 dalts 7"o,, receipt of the order r2/' this Court, In order to regulcrte /itrthet' proc'cciittg's, the pelitione,r' shall appear in lhe o/Iice of the ,saicl respondent cttt 1,7.12.2018 at I l:00 a.nt. 3, I4rith these observa(iorts, tlti,:; ltalitiott .slrtncls disposerl of " The said order clear{y plovicles that the application lilecl by respondent No.9 is to be decided in accordance with law and rules and concernern persons be hearcl belbre plssing le,J any i

n order. +ar{ above, As ah'eacly stated J\/t-/\ D,,t^ 4( ^1.^.,o Rule l) proviclcs lbl '\l x

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decision on :applical;ion /br requisitioning meeting by tlre Presiding Officer, Depr"rty Difeotor irr thiq case, within 07

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days of receipt of tlre same. 'fhe law does nol. plovicle 1br deciding the said application throLrgli a lrearirrg process wherein all the mernbers including lrersons against whonr requisition has been made ale to be trearcl. 'l'Lrcre(orc, iu terms of Rule 4(t) ibi(l the pctitioners \vclc not thc

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order earlier passer:ll by this Cor-rrt. Corrscqrrcrrtly, rr(rn- provision of hearing;1o them before passiLrg the olcler by the Deputy Director is of no cor-lsequence. Even othcrwise, this Court to regulatc firrther proceeclings lracl clirectecl respondent No.9 to appear in the otfice o1' tlre Deputy Director on 17. 12,,?"AlB to regulate ftrrther proceeclirrgs in c

case the said officer hacl not lhrther pl'ooessccl the rnattel but that fixation of date, clid not prevcnt the l)eputy Director' t"o decide the matter in terms of Rule 4( l) requiritig hirl to pass an order within 07 ,clays even prior to the clate lixccl by this Court for respouclent No.9 to appear in his oI'fice. Besicles the purpose of the orfiel clatecl 10.12.2018 passecl by ttris Court was to clirect the Deputy Dilector to clecicle the rlatter' in accordance with law and rules ancl was not to circunivcnt the timeframe pres(:ribed by Itule a(l) lbL cleoiriiorr o{'the matter. Therefore, the orcler of this Courl has srrl'licicntly been compli-ed with and no exception to the olcler passerd by

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the Deputy Director can be talcen on tl're grottncl that said order had been passed prior to the clate fixed by this Clourt

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for respondent No.9 to appear in his cll'llce. Mot'e<lver, ^l

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where a law requix'es a thing to be clone irt a particLrlar manner, it had to be dorre in thatt tnantiet' alclnc artcl srtclt dictate of law couk.l not be terurecl a tt-let'c technic:llity lirr' extending the timeli'atne fixccl Lly tlrc RLrlcs ovcn ii'sol)te

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date subsequent rl to said clate was tixrJd by CoLrrl ;lbr .l II appearance of the concerned parties lrelore tlre relev.ant officer. Relirurce in this regard is placecl on $!UILi!!!t-!li!!!

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SC 995) and'M?hq.plpral LJlJt,Jr4 rpd -otlte rLvs. Mst.-Il)!t!'s Begilm and , othery: (PLD 2013 SC 255). Besicler; no prejudice would be caused to thc pctitionels bccarrsc they .t

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to debnd the no coul'iclcrtcc rnolioli lilcd . , ,r I o agalnsl tnem oerore the house in the ileeting lixccl lbl tlre said purpose. Conr;equently, no grottrrd to inl.erlbrc irr the impugned order is ntade out.

11.For what has beetr cliscussecl above, tlris ltetition being devoid of art\, n-lerit is disrnissctl.

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