Law: West Pakistan Government Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1960

Section: 98, B.16, 303

West Pakistan Kanungo Service (Northern Zone) Rules, 1964 R. 11 read with Board of Revenue (Delegation of Powers) Rules, 1958. Sched., Item 15, Punjab Kanungo Service' Rules, 1945, r. 14 & Appendices, B & C, Land- Records Manual, para. 2.13, West Pakistan Government Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1960 and Circular Letter No. 98/B.16/303 dated 30th September 1967 Government servant-Kanungo candidate--Punishing authority-Item 15 of Schedule to Board of Revenue (Delegation of Powers) Rules, 1958 prescribing Collector to be appointing authority and authority competent to suspend, reduce in rank, retire compulsorily, remove or dismiss from service applies not only to Kanungos but also to Kanungo candidates-Rule 14 and Appendices B & C of Punjab Kanungo Service Rules, 1945 and para. 213 of Land Records Manual therefore impliedly stand suspended by West Pakistan Government Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1960 and Schedule to Board of Revenue (Delega tion of Powers) Rules, 1958-Circular Letter No. 98/B.16/303 having been issued pursuant to r., 14, Appendices B & C and para. 2.13 of Land Records Manual accordingly' devoid of its own force- Reliance on such redundant provisions for advancing argument that being a Kanungo candidate on list of Director of Land Records appellant's punishing authority was such Director and not Collector, held, misplaced and even otherwise Collector being appointing authority could not be denied authority to punish.-[Civil service]. Date of hearing : 24th February, 1980.                                                                                                                                                          JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD HALEEM, J.--This appeal, by Special Leave, arises out of the judgment of…