Ch. Imran Hassan Ali, ASC, has successfully represented a National Bank employee before the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, in the matter of his wrongful dismissal from employment. The petitioner was serving as an Officer Grade-II of the National Bank of Pakistan when he was dismissed from service on the basis of false allegations of abetment and facilitation of an armed robbery at Rawat branch of the bank. His appeal was dismissed by the appellate authority of the bank.
The petitioner then challenged his dismissal before the Lahore High Court through a writ petition in which he was represented by Ch. Imran Hassan Ali. The case involved intricate questions of territorial jurisdiction, labour law, employment law, and statutory or non-statutory nature of service rules. Detailed arguments were heard by the Honourable Mr. Justice Mirza Viqas Rauf on 14-12-2023, 25-01-2024, 07-02-2024 and 16-02-2024 after which judgment was reserved.
The Honourable Mr. Justice Mirza Viqas Rauf announced the judgment on 27-03-2024, allowing the writ petition and ordering reinstatement of the petitioner in bank employment. The court also ordered the bank to pay the arrears of pay and other emoluments to the petitioner since his wrongful dismissal from service.
The judgment has been reported at 2024 CLD 1350 Lahore (Muhammad Tariq Khan vs. The National Bank of Pakistan). It can be downloaded from the Lahore High Court website by clicking here.