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Punjab Road Transport Board Rules, 1972 R. 7 read with r. 14-Board authorised to delegate its powers to Chairman-Chairman otherwise appellate authority over orders passed by Managing Director-Claim for promotion to Grade 18 rejected by Managing Director-Order passed by Chairman on representation against order of Managing Director, held, not assailable and quite lawful.                                                                                                                         ORDER M. SALEEM CHAUDHRY (CHAIRMAN).-In this case the appellant is aggrieved by the order of Punjab Road Transport Board dated 31.1-1977 vide which the order of the Chairman, Punjab Road Transport Board dated 12-1-1977 allowing promotion to the appellant in N. P. S. 18 was withdrawn and the appellant was reverted to N. P. S. 17. 2. Briefly the facts of the case are that the appellant was initially recruited as Clerk on 13-12-1941 in the Punjab Transport Department under the Govern ment of Punjab. On the creation of Punjab Board Transport Corporation (now Punjab Road Transport Board) he was transferred in the aforesaid Corporation. In the year 1966 he was working as Store Superintendent and in March, 1966 he was promoted as Senior Stores Officer by the order of the West Pakistan Road Transport Board against the newly-created post. On 18-11-1968 he alongwith respondent No. 3 was promoted as stores Officer in the scale of Rs. 450,50,1.000. In the year 1971 one Maqbool Ahmed Khan junior to the appellant was promoted as District Manager in N. P. S. No. 18. The appellant represented against the same but it appears that his representation was rejected on the ground that he belonged to the Stores cadre. In the year 1974 a Mobile Enquiry Team of the Punjab R. T. B. was created in which the appellant who at the relevant time was working as Store Officer was also appointed its Member. This team…