Law: Service Tribunals Act (LXX of 1973).

Section: 3, 4

Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

(a) Service Tribunals Act (LXX of 1973)  Ss. 3 & 4-Jurisdiction--Terms and conditions of service--Adverse remarks - Instructions with regard to recording of remarks, their communication and expunction---Have status of rules made under Civil Servants Act, 1973 and determine live of terms and conditions of service Recording of remarks though within exclusive competence of superior officers yet such record not immune from review or reconsideration and adverse remarks being reviewable under rules, appeal to Service Tribunal, held, competent in appropriate cases. (b) Service Tribunals Act (LXX of 1973)  Ss. 3 & 4 read with Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 199 Constitutional jurisdiction qua ordinary civil jurisdiction-Limitations or restraints exercised in giving relief in constitutional jurisdiction-Held, do not extend to Tribunals and authorities enjoined to hear appeals and determine questions of fact as well as of law. Muhammad Aboo Abdullah v. The Province of East Pakistan and another P L D 1960 S C 164 distinguished.             Date of hearing : 2nd December, 1980.                                                                                                                                                          ORDER SHAFI-UR-REHMAN, J.-The Government of the Punjab seeks leave to appeal against the judgment of the Punjab Service Tribunal dated 12-9-1979 whereby an appeal filed by the respondent against the adverse remarks recorded by the competent authority was allowed. 2. The respondent was posted as Director Land Acquisition-cum-Inquiry Officer, WAPDA, Lahore, when for the period 30-11-1972 to 11-8-1973 the adverse remarks with regard to his performance were given which were…