Law: Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973

Section: 12-A

Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199,25

(a) Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973--- ----R. 12-A---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Civil service---Date of birth, alteration in---Delay of 20 years in seeking alteration in date of birth--- Laches--- Effect---Employee of Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) made an application to the company for correction in his date of birth from 6-6-1953 to 11-6-1956 on the strength of a certificate issued by the Executive District Officer (Education)---Said application was rejected by OGDCL---Employee filed a constitutional petition before High Court against order of OGDCL, which was dismissed on the ground of laches---Validity---Employee at the time of joining service in OGDCL submitted numerous documents, including his secondary school certificate, Computerized National Identity Card, personal bio-data, personal data form, and all said documents mentioned his date of birth as 6-6-1953---Employee made representation before OGDCL for correction of his date of birth after serving his department for more than 20 years, at a time when he was nearing retirement---Employee was unable to offer any explanation for such inordinate delay in seeking correction of his date of birth---Even at the time of joining service, employee did not reserve his right to seek amendment in his date of birth, nor did he place any material to show that he had approached any authority for correction of his date of birth at the time of joining service---In terms of office memorandums/ circulars issued by OGDCL during different years, employee in question was required to declare his correct date of birth at the time of joining service, and said circulars also provided that date of birth declared at the time of entry into service shall be treated as final and no amendment would be allowed at any subsequent stage---Employee had submitted his date of birth as 6-6-1953 in response to said circulars, and now after 20 years in service he was seeking to nullify documents submitted by him earlier---High Court in such circumstances was justified in holding that constitutional petition was barred by laches. (b) Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Art. 25---Civil…

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