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Constitution of Pakistan-------Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Civil service---Petitioners assailed stoppage of their salaries---Department contended that appointments were fake as no record of criterion set for said appointments was available with them and that the appointments were made by Caretaker Regime which was not authorized to do the same---Validity---Appointments were made prior to Caretaker Regime; same could not be cancelled without hearing the petitioners---Even if appointments were made in disregard of the Cabinet decision, orders of cancellation of appointment could not be issued without hearing the petitioners---Department was directed to look into the validity/ genuineness of the appointments of petitioners within 30 days, whereafter petitioners could plead their case before Secretary Education or Service Tribunal, if required---Question of payment of salaries could also be determined by the outcome of proceedings before Secretary of the Department or Service Tribunal---Constitutional petition was disposed of accordingly. Muhammad Akhtar Shirani and others v. Punjab Text Book Board and others 2004 SCMR 1077 fol. Jhamat Jethanand for Petitioners. Allah Bachayo Soomro, Addl. A.-G. for Respondents. Date of hearing: 28th September, 2010. JUDGMENT SALMAN HAMID, J.--- The case of the petitioners before us was that in pursuance to a public notice of 1-3-2005 of daily "Ibrat", they applied for the posts of BPS-1, 2 and 4 being eligible for the same and after having appeared before the Selection Committee for interview on 20th and 21st August, 2007 they were selected by it (Committee) and the merit list was prepared by it on 22-8-2007. However, since there was a ban, appointment orders were not issued and upon its lift of on 17-11-2007 for a day, appointments in BPS-1 to 4 were made and necessary office orders were released followed by fitness certificates. Petitioners submitted joining reports and started working on their respective posts against which the respondents also paid their salaries upto 31-3-2008. However, from 1-4-2008 salaries of the petitioners having been denied and discontinued, they were constrained to prefer present petition with…

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