Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

Constitution of Pakistan---

----Art. 199---Writ petition---Maintainability---Civil service---Transfer and posting---Petitioner contended that government be directed not to make transfers/postings of civil servants as such act of the government had caused public exchequer a huge loss---Validity---Clause 1(a) of Art. 199 of the Constitution clearly postulates that High Court can make an order only on the application of any aggrieved party---Petitioner, being not an aggrieved party, could not competently make a resort to the High Court under its constitutional jurisdiction---Petitioner had no locus standi for availing such jurisdiction---Neither had the petitioner any nexus with the transfers/postings, nor had he any concern with it, rather it was the sole prerogative of the concerned department of the government to transfer/post any suitable person from one place to another---Constitution petition was dismissed in limini.

Messrs Associated Cement Companies Ltd. v. Pakistan through the Commissioner of Income Tax PLD 1978 SC 151 rel.