Law: Punjab Civil Servants Act, 1974 

Section: 7(3)

Punjab Civil Servants Act (VIII of 1974) S. 7(3)--Seniority--Revisable from time to time-Appointing autho rity competent to issue revised seniority list-Plea that a seniority list is sacrosanct--Rejected.                                                                                                                                          ORDER S. ABDUL JABBAR KHAN (CHAIRMAN).-Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Hussain, District Health Officer, Bahawalngar has filed an appeal under section 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974 against the seniority list of general cadre officers and specialists in Grade 18 corrected upto 1-7-1978 and notified vide No. SO (Admn-VII) 7-4/70 dated 28-6-1979 with the prayer that the said impugned seniority list be amended and the appellant's name be placed immediately before respondents Nos. 2 to 18. He has impleaded Secretary to Government of the Punjab. Health Department and respondent No. 2 Dr. Khalid Saifullah Khan alongwith 16 others. 2. The brief facts of this case are as under: -- A tentative seniority list was determined in 1971 corrected up to August, 1970. This seniority list was not acceptable to the appellant and he challenged the same before the Punjab Civil Services Appellate Tribunal, which directed the Health Department to publish a final seniority list. The Health Department complying with the directions of the Tribunal published the seniority list in 1973, which was also not acceptable to the appellant. The appellant once again challenged the same before the Punjab Civil Services Appellate Tribunal. The Health Department did not contest the case but held the said seniority list in abeyance, on 14-3-1974 a day prior to the hearing of the case, which was fixed for IS-3-1974. The Punjab Civil Services Appellate Tribunal gave various directions at various times to publish the…