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| 2026 SLG 4813 = 2026 SLD 4813 = 2025 PLJ 223 |
Lahore High Court, Multan Bench, Multan
I.C.A. No. 264 of 2023
Presented By: Abid Hussain Chattha and Raheel Kamran, JJ.
Mr. Saif-ur-Rehman Jasra, Advocate for Appellants Mr. Sikandar Nisar Saroya, A.A.G. with Zahid Abbas, Assistant Director Colleges, Multan and Baqir Ali, Assistant, PPSC for
Respondents. Date of hearing: 5.11.2024.
I.C.A. No. 264 of 2023
Presented By: Abid Hussain Chattha and Raheel Kamran, JJ.
Mr. Saif-ur-Rehman Jasra, Advocate for Appellants Mr. Sikandar Nisar Saroya, A.A.G. with Zahid Abbas, Assistant Director Colleges, Multan and Baqir Ali, Assistant, PPSC for
Respondents. Date of hearing: 5.11.2024.
SAFEER ABBAS & another--Appellants
VERSUS
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB and 2 others--Respondents
Law: Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972
Section: 3
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 199
Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (XII of 1972)-- ----S. 3--Constitution of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 199--Advertisement for post of lecturer--Applied for--Application for enhancement of seat--Declined--Writ petition--Dismissed--Policy matter--It is vividly evident from record that specified posts were advertised by PPSC upon requisition of relevant department and Appellants participated in recruitment process pursuant to advertisement without any objection, therefore, they were estopped subsequently to raise any such objection--Even otherwise, recruitment process in terms of fixation of quota was based on policy decision not calling for judicial review, particularly, when recruitment process had been successfully completed--Hence, there was no illegality or infirmity in impugned Order and same was upheld--Appeal dismissed. [Para 3] A Mr. Saif-ur-Rehman Jasra, Advocate for Appellants Mr. Sikandar Nisar Saroya, A.A.G. with Zahid Abbas, Assistant Director Colleges, Multan and Baqir Ali, Assistant, PPSC for Respondents. Date of hearing: 5.11.2024. Judgment Abid Hussain Chattha, J.--Through the instant Intra Court Appeal the Appellants have questioned the impugned Order dated 11.09.2023 passed by learned Single Judge in Chambers, whereby, W. P. No. 56566/2023 filed by the Appellants praying correction of disabled quota as 03% instead of 05% with a direction to the Respondents to consider their candidature at Serial Nos. 46 & 47 of open merit list against the post of Lecturer, Physical Education was dismissed. 2. Precisely. Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) on 25.02.2022…