Law: Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self Governance) Order, 2009

Section: 71(2)

Civil service--- ----Seniority, determination of---Scope---Contention of employees was that their seniority had not been determined by the department---Validity---Department was bound to prepare seniority list of their subordinate staff but they had failed to discharge their duty---Petitioners who were low paid Government employees had approached the Chief Court for redressal of their grievances---Department was to resolve the issue of employees itself---Service of petitioners had been regularized therefore, their seniority list was to be maintained/prepared from the date when they were brought on regular footing---Department was directed by the Chief Court to include the names of petitioners-employees at the bottom of seniority list of regular staff/employees forthwith and a fresh seniority list be circulated for their information---Writ petition was allowed, accordingly. THIS JUDGMENT DELIVERED BY: ALI BAIG, J.----- Through the instant Writ Petition filed under Article 71(2) of Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self Governance) Order, 2009, read with enabling Articles of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, the petitioners seek the following Relief/remedy:-- 2. It is therefore, very humbly prayed that by accepting this Writ Petition, the respondents may be directed to include the names of all petitioners/dying cadre employees of Water and Power Department District Ghizer for determination of seniority list to meet the ends of justice. 3. The respondents contested the instant Writ Petition by furnishing parawise Comments in this Court. 4. The learned Counsel for the petitioners contended that respondent No.6 had constituted a committee consisting of seven members for preparation of seniority list of the dying cadre employees and accordingly the said committee had recommended/prepared seniority list of dying cadre staff but respondents have not included the petitioners in DRC/DPC. This act of the respondents 1 to 7 is illegal against the rules and fundamental rights of the petitioners. The learned counsel for the petitioners further argued that the respondents Nos. 1 to 7 have not included the petitioners in the seniority list of employees of…

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