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Punjab Service Tribunals Act (IX of 1974)- -- S. 4-Appeal before Tribunal-Limitation-Delay-Each day to be accounted for with valid reasons-Appeal against reversion filed about 6 years after impugned order-Explanation that delay was for reasons that departmental authorities kept on giving verbal assurance for redress of grievance-Such explanation, held, not convincing for condonation of delay and indicated lethargy, carelessness and lack of interest on part of appellant--Appeal dismissed as time-barred. Khan Talib Hussain Baluch for Appellant. Ch. Isrnat Ullah and Sajjad Hashrni for Respondents. JUDGMENT ABDUL HAMID CHAUDHRY (MEMBER).---Mahmood-ul-Hassan, Procure­ment Officer, Punjab Agricultural and Development Supplies Corporation, Rahimyar Khan has filed this appeal under section 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974, in which he has impleaded Punjab Agricultural and Development Supplies Corporation through its Managing Director, Lahore anti Assistant Director (Admn. I), Punjab Agricultural and Development Supplies Corporation as respondents. 2. By virtue of this appeal he has prayed that the impugned orders dated 26-8-1976 and 15-1 0-1976 be set aside and the appellant be directed to be promoted to the next higher grade and re-appointed as Assistant as Director. 3. Brief facts of the case are that Mahmood-ul-Hassan, Procurement Officer, Bahawalnagar, Punjab Agricultural and Development Supplies Corporation, Lahore was promoted and posted as Assistant Director (Seeds), Rahimyar Khan vide PAD&SC, Lahore order dated 28-4-1976 for three months' probation in the first instance. He was reverted as Procurement Officer to his original post vide PAD&SC order dated 26-8-1976. The appellant made a representation against his reversion as Procurement Officer which was rejected vide PAD&SC, Lahore order dated 15-10-1976. Hence this appeal. 4. We have heard the parties. The learned counsel for the respon­dents on the outset raised preliminary objections regarding maintainability of this appeal and jurisdiction of this Tribunal to adjudicate the appeal of the appellant. The basic and important legal objection raised by the learned counsel for the…

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