Mohammad Asif (Petitioner) VS Chairman NAB (Respondent)

SINDH' KARACHI

IN THI} HIGH COURT OF

ISelbrc:

M Shiril<lr' ( 'l' N,1r' .Jrrslicc Alrrrrr''l Ali Avlr't' J ill . i:lii'.: pt,t'o',,"'"t l('rrtrrr I(lrart C.P. No.D-2O2O Or 2016

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Muhan.ruracl Asif ('rI Asil llirt ut,,t t PctiLolrcr tlrf(rLIglt S/o Mrthan-rmard Iltrroolr Iriir'. S.M. lclbal, Advocate

Tlrc Chirtl ttlctl. Natlollirl A( otllltabllilv llespollcle llt Ir4r' Mtlhamma(l Allaf *,,' -r.,1,n,:"'gll Special Prosecutor, NAB

Date oI Hearing 1 3.0!).20 1 7

26.O9 .'.20l7 D.rtc ol Order

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hirs bccrrr Mo hamnrc d I(ar I I(han Asha . J:-'l'his Pctitiotr I.ilec]orlbel-r:rlfoiIl1C])cliljolrcl(MtthiuntrrcrlAsil)u,hrlistlrc Accourrtabilitv lJureall (NALt) uortittrtccl 1\ccuse(i ilt Nattorral his itttolrle\ ni)(lLrl l l'tmcccl' Relit ctlc': No.26/2003 tltt-ortgh NAB bc cLitt'ctccl lo irc'-('l)l Llrc ivltcreitr llc has llrayccl th'll lhc llri!(lc lo lltc l)(i plcit )rirt gair-r (I']B) olti'f u'llicll tlto Pelitioll('r NAIJ Sin(lh t-tlrclct S 25(b) ol tllc NirtrotrtLl Act'otttrtirlrililr Orclittiurcc I 999 (NAo)

'l'h j lJ1ie1 f'lcts ol thc ctrse its llcl NAll lcli'r('11(rc No 2{) tl.

> !vtrs irldLlctc(l ill Lllc of 2003 alc til'rt thc Petitiollt'r/accuscci orr 30 12 19u4 i1 lne sserlPrtr- scrvice ol Uritccl Bani{ Limitc(l 'is .Ls Assisti\ll1 r" r '1 and was subsequcntly 1)romotccl llc- t ctlrrir-rccl irr sct-r'icc Lill ls'ot)' l()()'l rtll(l tlr'lr o L0 t.1 137 v/,

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1q Ire abscrtt<:cl 1r'ont his clttty atlcl l-tc wtts pzricl sirlaq'/allor'vi,ltlcc till May 1996 and in 1998, hc rvas cljs:r'tisscrl lrtrn sr:rvicc orr thc cl-rargc of miscon.ltlct.

3.On fccciPt ol inlorllliltiol) tllilt tlle irccrlsL'cl llacl inclltlgcrl i]l irt:ts ol'cor-nli)tiolt an(l colrtll)l Pf.tcticc's. alr illvcstigitlioll u,ris attl.l-tot izctl l.:! NAB.

'1. in the invcstigiLtiotl Icl)ort. it shows tll.rt tlut-illg set-victr, llre ;rccLlsccl received atl .lmoLLllt ol- Rs :1,8 i,430/ on accoLlnt ol snlalv / allowancc s etc till N{a}, 199b, u'hctcas dr-trirrg llis scrvicc ir.r JLrno 1993. hc PLlIChasecl a Plot, bca|illll No.1'22/ l, 16rL StreeL. Pirasc VI, DllA, trr-rl aclti ft-otlr Mls llehatta MitziL IirI Rs. 12,00,000/ ittrcl soltl tlrc s I11c irt Miuclt l9!)() Io l\4r' lvlLrhanl]nir(l Sttltaiil. otr 0'l l0.l(l(l'l accltsccl also llrttcltrrsr:tl Mcrrbet shtl.r Cald ol li.itt-rtchi Stocl< Dxclrangc (l(:iFl) li.ri' I{:J. 1.00,0(),000/ (10 wl) Ilorrr lllji Abrr IJ:rl(irr'r1rr(l i.r)l(l tlr( strrc o1r 14.06.2001 to N4/s Pltlsr Scctttitics (l'\'l ) Lt(|. lor rt consi.icl tion ol Rs. Iq.5 lnilliorl 'll-re illvcsligzrliotr shows tllal Lll(' rccLlsc(l lrarl itccLtnrLtlatcrl assets !vortll lis.20. / Irillion displopoltionate to ltis httorvrr soLlICc oI illcotnc \\'llich llc col-llcl not r-easottitbly !tccoLlltt [or. 'l'l]us hisr acl colllcsi uri(hill tlrc rncirtlillg ol S. (l (.r) (v) ol tlrc NAO .rn(l he is liitbl',: to lrr' Prrnishc<l l]/s 1O ol tltc NA() llcll(]c tltis llclct cttt c.

5.Lcanrecl coult:jcl li)l lhc 1)etitiollcl sLll)llllttc(l llri1t lll( ('lrainrrr,rtt NAR rlits ltotttrcl to rr('ccl)1 llis ol'li'i trl PIJ lrrrcl rrs sLlclr tlris ( oult sholtlcl (lirecl Ilim lo clo so. lll sLll)l)ol't ol lris colrlcr-rtion hc ltluCirl l-clji.lncc orl th(: iollr)\\'illg ntlthoIill(si Ordcr datcd 07 O4-2O15 l)ilssc(l lr] lcatrtcrl t\cltnirtisttativt'

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-lt .Jrtdge, Accountabilitl' ('oLrr t Sindh l(arachi' itr Criminzrl

Misc. Application No 0'l oI 20 l5 Stalc V Mohzunmecl Zr'rlar'

Bank of Punjab v Accountability Court No' l' Lahore and 2

of others (PLD 2014 Lahorc 92), Suo Motu Case No'18 2OLO, ln the matter of (Violation of Public Procurement Bearer Rulcs, 2oo4) (PLD 201 1 SC 927), Foreign Exchange ccrtificatcs Rulcs 1985 SRO 5?1(I) 85 (the SRo)' Muhammud Salcem v. Federation of Pakistan (2007 SLli\{R

L0oB) atrcl Muhammad Ayub V State (19!11 lr'Cr'LJ 2'+2li)'

6.llt lcbuttal. letrt-l-te<1 Spcciirl PlosccLllol NAB v(ll(rlrletrllY o1>l>oserl lltc llctitioll .1llcl sLlllllriltecl that tllis Cottll ltacl trrl

Powcr to clirect llle Ch.rirmi'rn NAB to accel)t thc PEI ol tlle cxct'ctsccl his llctitioller as the Chairmtrll h'rcl correctlY rliscrclion Llnclcl S.25 (l)) NAO'

7.We lavt hc:rt tl thc lcaltlccl cottttscl lirt tlle l)nlli( s' earclulll, l)cl Ltsc(l thc nlat<'l-ial tvrtilablc otl rc<'rrtrl rrtlrl L, .i,lr,,', lll( l','1, \':rl,l '.r,, ''

3.At tlle oLltset ure uottlrl observe tll'1t lllost ol thc attllrot-ities rclierl rtport LrY thc l)clitiorlel ol litllc il irll\" 'Irc relevance Lo his case llasecl otl the PatrticLllar iilctij illl(l cir'clrmstances ol tlis citsc 'l'he order dated O7-O4-2O15 (sLtp|it) t'elates to a cas(- u'llctc tllc NAB it1>p|ovccl (llc l)lj;

sirrcc tltis is it casc'ol'agrecirrg Llre irnloullt t;l liirlrlli{v ol rr lrll |cf{rl L-1rcc to tllc SIIO iLtlcl tht ilssocitttcrl ;Ltttlrortlics ltt!

irrclcvatll itl ottl vicw sitlcc lllts citsc tt'voll'ts itt'oLtttrl llrt .lctcrrrrirlatron ol'thc alrll)tln1 rrl tialrililv ()l tlle l)cliLiollcl illr(l th( Chililnin NALl .rr llis (lclc!',rrle irc(l)lilrg llrc [)t] so olll.lr'(l

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b-y lllc llctjtioller' It clocs not c'ottccrtl lbl-eigtt crtrrcttcv or tlle issLle ol tlle sourcc ol ltttttls Wh'rt i'i at isisLlc is tl l(SE thc l)ctitioll('l's sllill c itr it mettrbersh,p carcl atrtl its valr'te irrtcl l (lclllli(ir1( s llrlili( :')

rLrrrl rroI liol-ci!'ll ltxrl]rrlr!1(' llrill( li)l I'lJ illl(l tlllli li'ultlrclrllorc, tllc l)ctitiollcl il-l ltis itPlllictttitttl lltrs acltlrit(ccl llis gllill/litll)ililY 'rll(l it is only tr llcti{iorl ,I(r(':.II,.II,.I','rlIor'll' 'rrlrlll rlrll': lll:rl lrrrl"lrlv l"'rlr!Iv' rr'rrr

sollleollc owns !-EBC s slloul'l not ill iLll our vie!\r, the lact lh'r1 rrnder- thc NAO c.rses cxclucle/slrield hin.r liorr liability l<nown soul ces ol illcome cllse csllcci.rlly Lll at1 assets beyotlcl pttrchtrsc oI FEBC's is l1ot to as tllc collcellt of allowing tile laundcrit-rg o1' Protect lllc corrtll)l lio1ll llr-ol1-totc lllollcy ;rr r.rlrllttlrlri]i1r', A llcrs..,]l :lllrrrtlr] llc lrlllc lrl rn;1.:ollal'11',lr..lll]tll sllclr Ijllilll(rial loI tltc ltln(ls tht or-tgh rvllich ll<' 1:tllchirsccl rL|jrr'rllrlr'rl':. llrr ' 'rs"'t rtr' Bank of Punjab {Str1""' ;

l-(.]Cv.tt]t 1o the e\tclll oI cotl[iI tttilrg tlr.lt thc (.]llliflttdll NAL3,S rlr:cisiotl uhetltct-or llot to ircccpt tlle olletolil I'lJ 'ilr(l (v('rr

tlleellclofselner]tolsttchdecisiot,tbyLheAcctlrttrLabilil],ctlttt.t jrtclicial review u'hich we' iI it itl]l)rovcs tl.re liB is sLlbject to shiLl) pt-oc':ccl to Lln(lcftal(e l'11'r ill this olclcl '

t'hrrr-qt rl bv NAI-l f. il \\'ot-llci apPear lhilt the l)eljti(rner rvrrs (lisP'ol)ol tloliirlc to lri:'

ttttrler S.9 NAO ibr havillg asseLs coLlld llol l'casollillllv Itllowll rior-lfcc:i ol lllt.olllc ullich lte l-cl'el-cllcc No'26/2003 ilccorll-rt ib1' 'M(l lle1l(:{l N;\lJ lilerl 1'r 20011 llr('lltionillg lll( itqi:1il1st thc p(]tiLioller o1I ')(rtob(il as tlS2O'7 M in para 3 of the referercc' l)eti tioners liability

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i 0. 'l'hc l)etitiollcl absconclccl alltl rvas clcclart:cl rl tllc proclaiureo olTcnclcl l)v tlre Lriill coLlrL' u'l-ticlr was heafing lclctcrtcc ltltl vitlc Ir II1IIir:lt irIrr LLrrtcrl l'2 l0 'lOll) tlrloIllil) lrlrr is tlo$' t csiclilrg llltol-l1c\, ils lhc ll('tLtioll('l )litviltg ltllscrlllclc'rl lor r.r iir 1lr'. lrS/\. marle rrlt r|[li'f]li('rr to (he Il(l NAll Sirrclh I)lJ iur(lcr S. :15(b) NAo in or'(lcr to scttlc his liril)ilitY

1 1. Accor'(:lil.rg to thc rcler-enccr thc liabilit\' of tllc l)ctitiorlcr lras ofltrc{l is RS 20-7M. Ir-r his PB ill)pliciltioil tllc l)etitiorrer l]o])al.tiC!lltrfsLllll.ltlclhasirrcssenccSiln]]l\lc(|LlCStC(l1Ilr.Lt hls liabili:y lle rccalcLrli]tccl alrd declease(l by NAB 'is alccofalillli to llilll hri $Jlts olll)r iL llLll't o!vllcl iti a tttctttllctsllilr

cirrclofti.t<'l(SBu,1rct-ttl]gNABrllcletcrtlil'litlglrisIillL]illt)ll|l(l trc'iltc.l llil as thc l\tll o\'vllcMll(l ils sLlcll llis lirrl)ilitl'shotlltl

I lr|tler:lcitsctlitcer-'ttltLtg[iutrlrllttttLlrtlrn;rrli'rrLr11'1"Lrl'1 ( Iltcr illto ri l'ts u'itlr lllc NAIJ l)r1\'ablc ill tlll ec illsitirllnrellts

12.l]t rcl)olt clatetl l7 1 I 2015 to llle 'i(lrrrillistralivc JLr(lgc (hat NAIJ itl its ttgiottttl rrr tlrc alblr:saicl rcfercllcc it is sjl'Ltcd liabili(Y ol lh( boarcl rlletrtirrll hacl cleclirrccl lo rccalcuiat{i thc irll(l lltrs rei( ct(:(l lh( l)etitioner lrcntionecl ill the relerellce llot orrlV uiLS llt ilrr l)ctiliollcrs ailllliiclltiol-r lbl- lilJ bcc"lusc l]lr l)lll irl:'tr tiljSc()ltclcr who hat([ nol sr'lfrcll(lcrctl l)clorc 'orlrl ils 1)L-f l)ilfn 'l ol (llc fcl)ol 1i

"lllc claitlt ol Lhc irtcttstcl (llirl ll( \ilri slliltcltolrlc't' r',l wl 1,,."" lllcllllr''l slllr' ' i'l'l ""lrlr"l l" ''1 " I rl' '" l'l"ll' o ''qP''st llr:'t lr'' .Ls ,.':ll 'rll'l '1" (rlllIl'l 1,",i pr.,"1''"l,tl lll('calr(l llilttscll ill his o\\'ll llrtrn('

13.Lt.rlPears [roll] the rccolcl tll'tt whcll tl-lc l)'l-itiolrcr's al)l)ljc:1ti')ll lor PB u'irs rcjecle(l l)] tlrc NAII llt rtlirtlc' alor-csai(l

anothel aLplllioation lhis tillle clircbth to tlle Accoullt'llrlllil\ Lt-

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Court No.2 on l l 12 2Ol5 on tlle sinue lines .ts llis eilrlicr application to NAB lI a-ying Lhert tlre AccoLllrLalrility Court li,\ tl.re amoLrnt of hi$ liability ar.rd direct the NAB to se[t]e the reference on sucl-r deterrrinerl liability throrrgh PB. Irr Icsponse to the lletitioner's .ll)plicatior-r NAB tl']]ouglr a rcport datecl 11-L) -2o16 to the Accountability Court pr.ryed that the pctitioner's application be rejcctc,:cl for tl.re r-eason$ set oLrt llclow;

"6. 'lhc accllsed Asil Ilaroon l.ras again subrrittccl an application dated 11 Dcc. 20l5 bcforc Lhis llon'blc Court pr.rying to fix the amount of rcfcrcncc ilccording {o lial)ilit.v of llrc ir, r'Lr.x,l again clainling that he was a partner ol 1b.6fi'r,, shares in l(arrachi Stocl< Exchange.

7, The application of thc accLrscd was again examined in detail and the evidence collectecl drrling the cotrr-sc of investigaLiorr r,vas reviewed. 'l'l.re Ib)lor.vir.rg lacts havc revealcdr'

o. 'l'hc Stocl< Exclrarttgc- Carcl lvas lcgistcrc.l in thc nanre of Asil lltrroon $ itlr l(a|achi Sto( i( Dxclr;rnge.

b.'l'he accuserl had himsclf cleclared before Income 'l'erx Alltllority that he had Purchasecl Stocl( Exch.rnge CaId for l0 Mjllion throLrgh (r('ashrr(r{ oi FEBC. Durittg ittrr'stig,,rti,,,rr. MCB Banli also cot'tliri:-tccl cDcaslrnretrt ol FE[J(' bv Asif Haroon to tlre tune ol lls. l0 Million.

c. 'l'l.re sellcr oI Stocl< Exchange Card lr.rmel-y HaJi Abr-r Bahtu ;lncl lris statemenL Lurder secLioll 161 Cr-.PC also confirrned that he sold the carcl for Rs. 10 Millic.rn to Asif Haroon.

cl. Iilrr.ur,iLjir Arlil Ifuzzal< rvho lrttl lrLnllrascrl llrt c.u-(1 lionr Asil llaroor also coulilur(.1 lhiit lr(' h i,rcl purchaserl tltc ca.rrl It-t-,rtr Asrl llitrrrotl' (l)olcl Lldde(l)

14.By crrder clatcct 26-01 2016 the AccoLlrrtabililv CoLrrt No.ll l(arachi in Relbrcnce No.26 ol 2003 clisrrlissecl llrc petitionel's a)plicaltioD in the ibllou'il-lg tcrlrls

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"8. I lrr\'( llollc llrr'oLlgh the (ontenls ol llrc .rpl)lia:irLi,rr a1n(J Il]c casic laiv anDcxccl lly il.ir,o(irlc Ior lccrrscrl l\4 r lr ii lrr rrr r r I Asil illrd alsjo tlrc rcl)or1 r r

orr ll.rPlicrrtiorr sL.rbrrrilt<.rl bY thc l/o NAll. ln ll]\ Irrrrnblc vir:rv, NAO, 1999 is a spccial law aud thcre is tro provision tu NAO, 1999 for accused to enter into Plea Bargain through his attorney as the accused has already been declared proclaimed offender by this Court and untll and unlcss he appcars bcfore this Court and .ioins thc procecdings before thc Court the said application cannot be entertaincd. Moreover thc Court has only the powcr to approvc thc Plea Bargain and for release / disch argc of rtccuscrl.

!1. As l)cr larw tllc Clr.riurralr NALI \\,oulcl bc tlr( cornpct( lrt .rLrthoIity to ircccl)t tlrc olli'r' illl(l (lcLcI.rnilrc llra iim()rllrt trncl oller lrla(lc l)y iicctrsell t() r-ctllr-n thc aoIrLll)l ior rlona\, and chairman NAB is the only authority to accept such offqr made by thc accuscd. After the acceptance ol' Plea Bargain the matter is forwarded to thc Court only for the acceptance and discharge of the accused.

10.Plea Bargain is the olfer.rrlcl conlessioD ol tlle arccusecl thatt he hzrs r-eccivcrl corllllltcd nlo cl llV corrlrPtiol] ancl corrlrpt practices and he is errtitlcrl to l)c convicted fol clisclr-tcrlificr,rtion Ior .1 l)cr io(l r)1 lO year-s u/s l5 ol NAO, lgclc) aDrl llrcr! r.rirs rIr sllecial provision 1'or- isstrancc ol- tlrc slro!\ cruri(' r,oli.c lhr dis.lu.lili( irlior-l ot i( clrsl.d n.'rs.,ns Accurserl 1.rt:r'strrrs wlro availerl tlrc l-rtrrcli( ol Plcir 13ar-gain u,or.rltl inrlollaticirlly bc clucrrccl Io hirrc bccr cottvictt'tl li-rr ilrc sairl oll'ct:ct' rrntlel lhis Ortlitrlutcr'. Ollir- nraclc b1 l<<'usctl lo rclLrllr ill gu(lcn rro[cv. ,,r'oLtlcl bc dccrnc(l lo l)c lh(, conlir:isiolr ol- arccuseal lirr' (tr rrilting col|Llptiorr/corfupt practiccs an(l bcjng convictc(l pc|soll \!oLlld lrave to lhce leual aonscclLtt tlrr.s irs plovirletl ir.r Section 15 of NAO, 199!). In the casc of preseut &pplicatiou thc convictiol of Section 15 of NAO, 1999 cannot be imposed on a person who is an attorncy of absconding accuscd, therefore, the application in hand is hereby dlsmlsscd. Appllcatlon disposed of accordlngly". (bold r,rdclcd).

15.lt is to ire obscrvcd that thc l)ctitioltcl'cor-lc( rlc(l lllc l'i1cl that I're also .rpploachecl llrc triill coLlrt lbt-sirtrtl;tt-rclicl xs s( l ollt alJove, zrltcr his oller wars rejectecl by NAB. lvllich w s l/,

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rliectc(l bl' tllc tliill cotllt, illl(l ilsr sLl(lr il al)l)citls tlrirt llrc pctitiollcr Ittts trot cotttc to tlli:i ('orrrt $iLh cleatt lratttls'lltis is lllorc so rritlcc lre is ittt iil;scorlclct lttrcl it rs qLlesliollill)lc u,hethcr hc ctlll cvc ar(lt ill cl ill-lillill c'-lscs lllroLlgll all alttornc-v. ln tllis resPct-t i1 11:ns obserrreci frolr tlrc rccord thilt

on 15 06-2015 tirlQugh crirnirlal Misc Al)l)lrr 151/2015 tlr(' S 5()l A Cr'['C' il/W llctitiolrcr llla(lc ritl .lplllic'ltiorr llll(lcl NAO {i)r can( ell.ltjorl ol tl'ltl llitililblc \!illr'11r1 rrll(l S. l 7

(lr'l)C u'llich lry otclct rlittcd l7 l)r1)ci.lr-rillioll r-trrcicl S.87/88 ('orl\'crLc(l ilrto olrc 08 20 15 ol lllis coLllt tllc itpl-rlicittiott \\'irs ol l,rolcctive biiil 1o cuitlrle thc llctitiollcl 1o l'ctLlrll ll()lll tll(l USA ancl sLlrrcrl(lcr I)clbre tllc triill coult so th'lt llc coLll(l

cntcl ittto a PIl. Desl)jte tlris or(lef of plotccLivc llail thc pctitiollcl' :li(l llot tllrll rtp citl-rcr to elltcr illLo il P[:i Ia(t tllr (-)l

Procceclil-t11s ag.rillst hi r which agaitl itl ortr vicu' rellccls

Pool-l-\' otl llittr.

1b. tlvcrl ii lor- tlle sahc of alEiLlllrcnt all ubscoll(lilrg a('cLlsc(l llr" rr!lr lill ll rr'l\r '' rL,,rl,l ctrl.l llllo i' l'lJ llrl'"t.qll lrls ''llol'll"\ iis to what tlle Llle lcqLlilenlt,llts ol S25 (ll) NA() ullit lr ikrrls (lJ) NAo is sct olll rvrth clscs ol PB. Iror case ol l'e[crc]l(re S 25 bciolv

-15 tlJt Wlrtrr'.,1 .lll\ lllll" 'rllcl'III'' IIIIII''I'| ''rll"l' .rl ,'rr,isrrge'i,,rr. l,' lol1 r,l rflrlllr' 'r'llll "llrr'rrr'lrl ,,1 Lltc trL',1 nt 'lrrr'ittg lll' l)ell(lclr' \ "l 'rlr 'tlrl'r'irl' lhe accllsed ollcrs to rcltlrll to thc NA[] thc itsscls or gaills atcqLlif{l(l or lll'lclc bv llilll itl tllc coLll-sc ol' tl]is n"'o , a,,,""qa,",rccs' oI ally oflilllcc Llllclel in oialron.". ih. choi.-o,t, NAB, may' the his aiu...tiott, after takhg into consideration thc f"at" arrA circumstances of the case' acceptmay offer on such tcrms and conditlons as hc consider nccessary, and lf the accuscd aBrecs ;;-;;i;.', to ttrc itAs thc amouut dctermi.ed try afr. Ct oitrr,.n, NAB, thc Ch'rirrnatr' NAB' /r-z'

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shall refer the case for the approval of the Court, or as Llle case mav be, tl-le Appellate Cotlrt irnd lbt tlrt l-clcllse oI Lhe accltsed"'

11 . S.25,, (l-r) NAO llli!l{cs it irl)solLll(rly clcill llrirt orll\ rl llr('

Clrilitlttilll NAl3 r111-rtovcs tltc [)[:] tltrr tlle lllilll(ll l-'t rcli'rlctl {rr

rlrr' l'r'lll ""r'l rl',. i,,'ll l ". ,lrPt 'r''1. Ilr'r"' I ' rl'l'l'r ''ll'ilr " lo th( A( Lto(llllilbilit\ (lotlrt 1o lix tllc liitlrjlitt' rvit:r tttrl

'l'llc (riirl llrls rttt Pout't Lrilirttilillablc i:l Lhe litst plirt'c 'ollrt ,, li. llrc Ir',l,llirr "tll 'lir" I l'r' 'lrr'l'lrrirlr \n l{ "' "" r-r" I

rrl LltI l,ixilrg ol []re alroLrl.rl ol liirbilitl is itr Lhc tlisCtc{iotr (ll-rair-mci11 NALJ arld tilc trial coLIi-t hits t-to rolc ltr lllis tcsllct't' la. l1r tlris legitl(l tlic l)clitioli('r'li iltlthorilr ol Suo Motu Casc No.l8 of 201O. (Sr-rpla) is lclcvilrrt u'lliclr itL P'9q4 l)irr.ir 37 Itclcl ir'' lttttlct,

.37 . It is well settled principle of law that rvhere a P rocedure has bcen providcd lbt doi g

a thitrg in a P articular manner that thing should be donc in that manner and in rro othel way or it should not be donc at all, indeed it ilnpliedly Prohib its doing of thing---in anY othcr mauner, thc comp liaflcc for such thing i no way could be cither ignored or disPeused rvith. tli'feletrcc in tlris bc half may bc made to rl.l) thc cases of E.A. Evarns v Mul]amurticl Asht itl 'l 1964 SC 536), Att.r N,4 rrhntrr trritl LL reslri r'. hc iic t Llctttct tt eotttt (l'l.l ) 1'r;l ll( ,1) Mtrhau-tt rnad YoLls N'1 L tlr it tt r rrritL. ! l\r u lr (PLD I 972 Pesl.lii\\'iir I 5 I ), al.l [)()st M Llltrtlr 1l la( I (l v. Go vcfnll)c1]1 o[ Bdlochistrlll ( Pt,D 1980 Qrrct(o) (lro1d rLrltlcil)

l().lJvelrillllc(lllltil-tllittlNA['irtplltorcsll](lJlJllr(llitlrrLlr;l (oLlrl (llroLlg'll ll bc aPltt-ovcr1 (ol l\ot itlllrl'oVc(l) llY tlrt' ttilrl speitl<ing ot-clel .

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20.In or t- vieu' if thc Chail tlr:rrl NAIJ ()r his delcgatc tlre ll(l ol'thc cottcet-ttccl rcgroirll NA13 lejc( t tll(r olTcl ol tlrc Pl:l tllclr Lhe .rccLtsecL olltrillg thc PI3 lllal lllovc this Co\ll t to.ltl(li|ltll\

rcvicN tltc CIlilil'lllillr NAlis tl(r:isiotr 1o r('l(( l lrr:i Lrllcr rrl l'll sirt.r' rtttcl.'r S.:21) (l)l tll(' ('ltrtittttrttt itr r r r r r s tt lC r i l t l" tlrt' 1'13 nru:jL do so rvllillrt c:lcttisitrll his discrction' after taking into coflsidcration thc l'acts aud circumstances of thc as hc casc, tcccPt the offcr on such terms and conditions maY considsr nccessarY'

21.lt is xcll setllc.l la\\' lll'rl ill tl-le cxclcise ol cliscretioll thc person cnclolvecl with such 'liscrctiol-1 111!lst elct rcilsoll'll)lY a cl not ilr an at-bitl-art or rvhinrsjcal lll'tllllcr illlcl lnust givc (icllclal ( lilLlsrr'i rcasolls 1bI his clccisiott lrs 1lcI S 2'l(A) ol lllc (Supra) rtr Act irs wirs llelcl ill Suo Motu Case No'18 of 2O1O' t)rc lbllc.rrvirlg tcl llls iiL Ir'!15'+;

for cxercise of "Therc are certain norms challengirg discretion. We are not the discretionary powers of the exccutive but thc samc hirvc to bc cxcrciscd judicially aud in rcasonablc manner as held in the case of Tariq Aziz-ud-Din; in re (2O1O SCMR 1301)' The authorities canlot bc allowcd to exe(cisc discretion at their whims, sweet will or in an arbitrary mannet; rathcr they ate bound to act fairly, evenly and justly. lieli'rcttcc trtir\ lrt tttirtlt' to tlic' ctrses ol Alricl llttssa.itr v l'l/\(' (2Lrt)lr l'l'( (ClS) 1ll7l, Al)tr Ilil(.Ll SiclcliclirL \r' ('r)lli'('lor r)l Cust,)lIrs {200(r:](lMI( 71.)5). WrrliL!irt Alr v' l'lA(' (19()5 S( N/ll{ (r5O) '. (boltl rLclrlcri)

2',2 'l'hrts. rvt' slrirll .lttcliclirllr' t cl'itrl NAIJ's (lc( isiorr Lo I( ic( I (llc thc 1)ctitioltcl-'s PLJ IIl ()lll vicrv otl llotlt o((ilsi()ll:j \\rll( ll offer oi PB was macle directly to the NAB 'lnd tllelr bl application to the Accountabiljty Court NAts' ir'r oul

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\\'itll (-r)lrsidcl-e(l view. grlvc goocl solicl reosrllls l)rlckc(l Lll) olli'r ol l'll nrntcriili to stlpl)o1't thc rcjcclr(rl) ol lllc l)ctitiorrlr'ri (as t-c1:rcrclrtcccl cirtlict itl 1llis ol(lcr) 'l'htts' itl oltt vicu lltt' r r" , l,. r|l.,n NllJ/lrr ' NAU 1'r'r'1r' l' ''st r"'rs' tl lrr "'rs'rr lr'' 11l(', lllrJ I'l( l'ctilrurr''r ' rlrl'li 'rliorl "'r '' l'Lj I Ilr'' l(' l\r'lr lilccl l-relrrtc llrc ol tlrc NAll ils glci.rllrc(i liottr l'roLll iLs l('lloltsj AccourttrLbilitvCoLll-t\\'c1-etteithcrirt-biIrarv'\\'ilirnsici'rlot' witilout reason.

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23.As sucl.I this petitior'l stallCIs clismissecl' lir\'\' lllaltc lrzly howeveri il so riclvisecl' in accotclatlce \\'ith il sr-tclr olli irttotlrcl t'cvisccl olTcr of PB to NAB utrcl NAB slrirll t

lllc is maclc. col-lsicier sLlcll tt neu' ollcr \vhilst llirlallci)1g cltar)ccs ol thc l)ctitiollcr cver IctrlrniDg to lrrrliisttlll lo lrrc(' lll qullr'll I"li'l* lrirl irll(l \\illl I'.\'uvcl \ r'l 'rr lc'rsl sorrrc ul'tlr' tllr(ler tllc NAo wlricll is ol.le oI tl']e nl'rirr objectives ol thc NAtl rvirilst Llncler S.25 (b) Lal<ing into ilccoLirrt tlre p'rrticLrldr

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