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Punjab Civil Servants Act (VIII of 1974)- ; --S. 12 (ii) read with Provisional Constitution Order (1 of 1981), Art. 13-Retirement of civil servant by competent authority on completing 25 years' service-Pension benefits allowed-No malice proved-Held: Order cannot be assailed. Vardag Bukhari and M. Iqbal Chaudhry for Appellants. Malik Azam Rasool Special Government Pleader for Respondent. JUDGMENT S. ABDUL JABBAR KHAN (CHAIRMAN).-Messrs `Sadiq Muhammad Khan and Ch. Mushtaq Ahmad Cheema, ex-D. F. O.'s have filed these appeals under section 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974 against their orders of retirement passed by the Secretary, Government of the Punjab, Forestry and Wildlife Department dated 5th January, 1980 under section 12, clause (ii) of the Punjab Civil Servants Act, 1974 after completion of 25 years' service qualifying for pension and others retirement benefits. 2. By virtue of these appeals they have prayed that the impugned orders be set aside and they may be re-instated in service with all back benefits. 3. As the facts and point of law involved are identical in nature, we will dispose of these appeals by this one single judgment. 4. Brief facts of the case are that the appellants were working as D. F. O's and had completed 25 years of service when the Governor of the Punjab was pleased to retire them under section 12, clause (H) of Punjab Civil Servants Act, 1974 allowing them all pension benefits etc. Aggrieved against these orders they filed representations to the Governor of the Punjab, which stood rejected. They also filed review petitions before the com­petent authority under Article 13 (2) of the P. C. O., 1981, during the pendency of these appeals before the Tribunal but the same were also rejected. 5. We have heard the learned counsel of the appellants as well as Malik Azam Rasool, Advocate representing the respondents and have perused the record of these cases carefully with their assistance. 6. The learned counsel for the appellants have submitted that the appellants had good record of service and were promoted to Grade-18 few days before the impugned orders, therefore, the orders were not justified. It has further been submitted…

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