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(a) Service Tribunals Act (LXX of 1973)--- ---- S. 4-Appeal locus standi---Civil servant only entitled to file appeal--Heirs of deceased civil servant-Do not have legal status to approach Tribunal even on pecuniary matter. (b) Service Tribunals Act (LXX of 1973)--- -- S. 4-Appeal dismissed by Tribunal in limine being premature--­Departmental authority not debarred to give redress on merits. Muhammad Zaman Qureshi with Khan Abdus Saeed for Appellant. ORDER SHAH ABDUR RASHID (CHAIRMAN).---Mr. S. M. Iqbal had approached this Tribunal by way of appeal against an order of the departmental autho­rity relating the fixation of his emoluments. It appears that his appeal was dismissed on 9th April, 1977 without going into merits of the case on the ground that it was pre-mature as he had not exhausted departmental remedy. Thereafter Mr. Iqbal pursued his departmental remedy by filing a representation on 24th March, 1976. Before a derision could be taken on that representation, Mr. Iqbal died on 24th December, 1977 and after his death, the Department sent a reply that since the Service Tribunal had dismissed the appeal of Mr. Iqbal, the case regarding fixation of his pay stood closed. 2. Mst. Asghari Khanum Iqbal and other legal heirs of Mr. Iqbal deceased have now filed this appeal purporting to be under section 4 of the Service Tribunal Act, 1973, for the same remedy which Mr. Iqbal had sought during his life time. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the appellant has argued that in this case right to sue survived as it is a matter of pecuniary benefits which devolved on the heirs of Mr. Iqbal and, therefore, the appeal by there is competent. He contended that if it was a case of seniority or promotion etc, then the present appellants could not approach this Tribunal, but in the peculiar circumstances of the case, the appellants cannot get redress from any other forum except this Tribunal.…

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