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Punjab Land Record Manual, para. 3.6(a) read with West Pakistan (North Zone) Patwari Subordinate Service Rules, 1963, rr. 10 & II --Seniority-Patwari candidates distinct and different from Patwaris - Provisions of Punjab Land Record Manual, Chapter III not inconsistent with provisions of West Pakistan (North Zone) Patwari Subordinate Service Rules, 1963 and thus saved vide r. 11 of West Pakistan (North Zone) Pal war! -Subordinate Service Rules, 1963-Rule 10 requiring preparation of seniority list of Patwaris on district-wise basis applicable to Parwaris appointed under Rules of 1963-Seniority list of Patwari candidates, held, should continue to be prepared tehsilwise in accordance with para. 3.6(a), Punjab Land Record Manual. ORDER S. A. MAHMOOD (CHAIRMAN).-This is an application by Messrs Lal Bakhsh, Ghulam Nabi, Manzoor Ahmad and Karim Bakhsh, arising out of our order dated the 17th September 1970, in Case No. 172/52 of 1970-Ghulam Hasan and others v. Commissioner, Multan Division and 2 others. The four petitioners were appellants Nos. 1, 3, 15 and l6 before us in that case. The appellants were selected as Patwari candidates and posted as Patwaris from 1957 onwards except the appellants Nos. 19 and 20, who claimed continuous service from 21-1-1961 and 6-12-63 onwards, respectively. It was in 1960 that the appellants before us were selected as Patwari candidates and their names were brought on register of Petwari candidates Maintained Tehsilwise for selection of Patwaris by the Collector under para. 3.6 (a) of the Punjab Land Record Manual, Para 3.6 of the Land Record Manual provides as follows:- "3.6 (a) For each Tehsil a register of candidates is kept in Form P. I given in Appendix G. In this register candidates shall be entered in the order in which their applications are accepted, but priority of entry shall give no priority of claim to appointment." In sub papa. (4) of papa. 3.11, priority of entry in the register or of date of passing the Patwari Examination bad to be taken into account, but the Collector could select any qualified candidate keeping in mind, the stipulated considerations. Under para. 3.7 application for entry in this…