Law: Punjab Public Service Commission (Functions) Rules, 1978

Section: 3

Punjab Public Service Commission (Functions) Rules, 1978-------R. 3---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. I99---Constitutional petition---Vacant post advertised by Punjab Public Service Commission---Photo copy of petitioner's application for such post reached Commission a day after closing date announced for receiving applications---Rejection of application for being time barred---Rejection of petitioner's representation by Public Service Commission on grounds that application was time-barred and that photocopy of application form was not acceptable under the rules---Validity---Petitioner's application had not reached till closing date, thus, same could not be entertained as per Rules and Regulations of the Commission---High Court dismissed constitutional petition in circumstances. ORDER SH. AHMAD FAROOQ, J.--- Through the instant petition, under Article 199 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, the petitioner prayed for passing a direction to respondents Nos.1 to 4 to accommodate her as a candidate for the post of Assistant Professor (Home Economics), advertised by respondent No 1 in Daily "Jang" and "Nation", dated 9-5-2010. The petitioner further prayed that order, dated 3-9-2010, regarding the rejection of her application and order on her representation, dated 17-9-2010 may kindly be set­ aside/recalled. The petitioner also solicited for a direction to respondent No.1 for interview, being held on 4th and 5th November, 2010. 2. The facts, necessary for the adjudication of the lis in hand, are that the petitioner passed her M.Sc. (Home Economics) from the Government Home Economics College, Lahore in the year 1988. The petitioner came to know through consolidated advertisement No.11 of 2010, dated 9-5-2010, published in daily "Jang and Nation" that 23 posts of Assistant Professor (Home; Economics) in Punjab are likely to be filled. The petitioner sent her application with original challan and advance copy along with a letter to her parent department, i.e. Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabad, to forward her application. The parent department, i.e. Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabad did not raise any objection to petitioner's…

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