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(a) Civil service- -- Departmental enquiry - Evidence - Appraisal - Charge of forgery-Enquiry Officer obtaining report of Examiner of Questioned Documents Government of Pakistan - Report not supporting charge-Enquiry Officer ignoring such report on plea that accused failed to produce author of questioned document-Such plea of Enquiry Officer, held, not tenable-Enquiry Officer was, in circum­stances, bound to advance cogent reasons to disbelieve report of Examiner. (b) Civil service- -- Disciplinary proceedings-Charge not mentioned in charge-sheet-­Cannot be pressed into service to justify penalty order passed on different grounds. (c) Punjab Service Tribunals Act (IX of 1974)- --- S. 4-Disciplinary action-Compulsory retirement order passed consequent to charges of forgery and misconduct - Forgery not found to have been proved-Conduct of appellant found cunning and devious un-becoming of a Government servant on his own admissions-Interference, in circumstances, refused by Tribunal. JUDGMENT M. SALEEM CHAUDHRY (CHAIRMAN).-The appellant was at the relevant time a Patwari in Halqa Hudiara of Tehsil and District Lahore. He is aggrieved before us of the order of DC/Collector, Lahore dated 13th November, 1972 whereby he was ordered to be compulsorily retired from service and the Commissioner, Lahore Division's order dated 22nd March, 1973 rejecting his appeal. 2. The relevant facts as stated before us are that the appellant was suspended and charged as under vide charge-sheet dated 2nd August, 1969 issued by the DC/Collector, Lahore District : (1) He prepared a fabricated deed of attorneyship in his favour on behalf of one Faqirud Din son of Sundar Khan, resident of Gali No. 11, House No. 27, Qila Lachhman Singh, Lahore and got it attested by Sub-Registrar, Lahore on t4th January, 1965 by producing some false person in place of Faqirud Din, when he was not present, in Lahore and actually was on duty in Rawalpindi as Traffic Assistant in the Islamabad Omni Bus Service, Rawalpindi. (2) By producing the said forged deed of attorneyship he managed to have a taqavi loan amounting to Rs. 5,000 on 27th June, 1966 from the Tehsildar Lahore on the false pretext of preparing…

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