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(a) Workmen's Compensation Act (VIII of 1923)- -- S. 2 (n)(i)-'Permanently employed'-Word 'permanent', held, does not mean relating to employment as distinguished from temporary employment but only means permanently employed for the office as distinguished from discharge of outdoor duties. (b) Service Tribunals Act (LXX of 1973)- -- S. (4)(i) read with Workmen's Compensation Act (VIII of 1923), S. 2 (n)(i)-Workman---Person permanently employed in any adminis­trative District or sub-divisional office of Railway-Held not a workman, and matters relating to terms and conditions of service of such persons fall within jurisdiction of Service Tribunal. Saghir Ahmad v. Federation of Pakistan P L D 1976 Lah. 276 distinguished. G. Haider Alghazali for Petitioners. Munawar Hussain and Syed Ali Shah for Respondents. Dates of hearing: 26th and 27th March, 1979. JUDGMENT This is a revision petition against an order dated 30-4-1978 of Mr. Ayub Hassan, Addl. District Judge, Lahore maintaining the order of Mir Muhammad Afzal Civil Judge in which he held that the suit stood abated in view of the provisions of the Service Tribunals Act, 1973. 2. The case of the petitioners in the suit was that they were selected for undergoing a training of two years as apprentices draughtsmen at the P. W. R. Draughtsmen Training School, Lahore which was specially set up by the Administration and started functioning in 1964. They were paid during the period of their apprenticeship, stipend along with allowances and after successful completion of the training, they were absorbed in the permanent established cadre of Draughtsmen of the Railway and were entitled to further advancement according to their channel of promotion. The Railway employees, already in service, who possessed the stipulated qualifications were also eligible for selection as apprentice draughtsmen. The said Railway School was set up with the sanction of the Government of Pakistan with a view to overcome the acute shortage of technically trained Draughtsmen. It was then stated that the Vice, Chairman, P. W. R. issued the impugned letter No. 831-E/132-IX (E. Policy)/803.E/115 (E.IV) dated 26-10-1972 laying down the revised rules…

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