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| 1980 SLG 3006 = 1980 SLD 3006 = 1980 PLC 79 |
Service Tribunal Punjab
Cases Nos. 514, 76/588, 282/414, 279/ 391, 279-A/393, 502, 393/284 of 1974; 83, 264/708 of 1975; 52 of 1976; 28 and 137 of 1978, decided on 11th October, 1978.
Presented By: M. Saleem Chaudhary, Chairman and Khalid Faruq, Member
Hussain Bakhsh v. The Settlement Commissioner, Rawalpindi P L D 1970 S C 1; Brook Bond (Pakistan) Ltd. v. Sind Labour Court, Karachi P L D 1973 Kar. 189; P L D 1968 Lah. 478 and P L D 1968 Lah. 639 rel. M. A. Iqbal v. Federation of Pakistan 1975 P L C (C. S. T.) 133; P L D 1976 Quetta 59 and Agha Muhammad Hassan v. Mehraj Din P L D 1973 Lah. 95 ref. Azad Government of Jammu & Kashmir State v. Khawaja Ahmad Din P L J 1977 Tr. C (Services) 82; Abdul Rashid v. Government of N.. W. F. P. and others P L J 1976 Tr. C (Services) 338 dissented from. Dr. Muhammad Fazil Zaheer and others v. Mst. Begum Jan and others P L D 1966 Lah. 53 and Muhammad Aslam v. Khurshed Begum P L D 1972 Lah. 603 distinguished. Appellants Nos. 6 to 11 in person (in Cases Nos. 76/588 of 1974, 264/708 of 1975, 282/414, 279/391, 27911/393 and 502 of 1974). Muhammad Shafi for Appellant No. 11. Masud Ahmed Riaz for
Respondent No. 12. A. G. Hamayun Government Pleader for
Respondents (in all the Cases).
Cases Nos. 514, 76/588, 282/414, 279/ 391, 279-A/393, 502, 393/284 of 1974; 83, 264/708 of 1975; 52 of 1976; 28 and 137 of 1978, decided on 11th October, 1978.
Presented By: M. Saleem Chaudhary, Chairman and Khalid Faruq, Member
Hussain Bakhsh v. The Settlement Commissioner, Rawalpindi P L D 1970 S C 1; Brook Bond (Pakistan) Ltd. v. Sind Labour Court, Karachi P L D 1973 Kar. 189; P L D 1968 Lah. 478 and P L D 1968 Lah. 639 rel. M. A. Iqbal v. Federation of Pakistan 1975 P L C (C. S. T.) 133; P L D 1976 Quetta 59 and Agha Muhammad Hassan v. Mehraj Din P L D 1973 Lah. 95 ref. Azad Government of Jammu & Kashmir State v. Khawaja Ahmad Din P L J 1977 Tr. C (Services) 82; Abdul Rashid v. Government of N.. W. F. P. and others P L J 1976 Tr. C (Services) 338 dissented from. Dr. Muhammad Fazil Zaheer and others v. Mst. Begum Jan and others P L D 1966 Lah. 53 and Muhammad Aslam v. Khurshed Begum P L D 1972 Lah. 603 distinguished. Appellants Nos. 6 to 11 in person (in Cases Nos. 76/588 of 1974, 264/708 of 1975, 282/414, 279/391, 27911/393 and 502 of 1974). Muhammad Shafi for Appellant No. 11. Masud Ahmed Riaz for
Respondent No. 12. A. G. Hamayun Government Pleader for
Respondents (in all the Cases).
NAZAR MUHAMMAD KHAN AND 11 OTHERS
VERSUS
THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB COMMUNICA TIONS & WORKS DEPARTMENT, LAHORE AND OTHERS
Law: Punjab Service Tribunals Act, (IX of 1974)
Section: 5(2)
Law: Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)
Section: 114
Punjab Service Tribunals Act (IX of 1974) S. 5(2) read with Punjab Service Tribunals (Procedure) Rules, 1975, r. 22 and Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S. 114 and O. XLVII ReviewJurisdiction of TribunalRestricted to extent specified in r. 22 of Punjab Service Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1975Provisions of Civil Procedure Code applicable to proceedings before Tribunal for limited purpose of "deciding any appeal only"Provisions of O. XLVII of Civil Procedure Code, 1908Not applicable to proceedings before TribunalTribunal, held, cannot review its decision on merits Tribunal being only and last Court of appeal in service disputes on question of factDesirability of conferment of review powers co extensive with O. XLVII, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, however, expressed[Azad Government of Jammu & Kashmir State v. Khawaja Ahmad Din P L J 1975 Tr. C (Services) 8; Abdur Rashid v. Government of N.W. F. P. and others P L J 1976 Tr. C (Services) 338 dissented from]. ORDER M. SALEEM CHAUDHRY (CHAIRMAN).By these ten petitions the applicant seek the review of our own orders. The Government Pleader has raised the preliminary objection that this Tribunal has no powers to review the orders passed by it, on merits. In this regard he relied upon the text of section 5 of the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974, which is as follows: "5.(1) A Tribunal may, on appeal, confirm, set aside, the order appealed against. (2) A Tribunal shall vary or modify, for the purpose of deciding any appeal, be deemed to be a civil Court and shall have the same powers as are vested in such Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, (Act V of 1908) including the powers of (a) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath; (b) compelling the production of…