LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) issued on Monday a notice to the Punjab Education Department secretary school on a petition by a teacher allegedly terminated for being an Ahmedi, reported Dawn.
Shaukat Rauf contended that he had been terminated without being given an opportunity of defence merely on a complaint lodged by a fellow teacher.
The petitioner said that he was a true Muslim having firm belief in the finality of the Prophethood of Holy Prophet (PBUH) and had PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) degree in Islamiat.
He pleaded that his point of view was not heard by the authorities in a departmental enquiry, which was in sheer violation of fundamental right of fair trial and that the court had earlier directed the respondent secretary to decide his departmental appeal against the termination but the order had not complied.
The petitioner said the secretary committed contempt of court by not implementing the order and was liable to be punished under the relevant law.
