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Constitution of Pakistan (1973)-----Art. 185(3)--Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S. 115--Suit for declaration--Dismissed as having abated--Review being time-barred and devoid of merits--Decision upheld in revision--Orders of lower Courts being unexceptionable, petition for leave to appeal dismissed. Nemo for Respondents. Date of hearing: 23rd June, 1985. JUDGMENT ABDUL KADIR SHAIKH, J.-- Petitioner who was serving as Assistant Administrative Officer in the Works and Rehabilitation Division of the Ministry of Labour and Works, Government of Pakistan was to retire from service on completion of his age of superannuation on 5-11-1967, but he was given one year's extension in service ending on 4-11-1968. He was then retired from service, and his request for further extension was refused. Afterwards, he proceeded on leave preparatory to retirement. However, on 30-11-1968 he filed a suit in the District Court, Karachi praying for grant of a declaration, inter alia, that he being physically and intellectually fit, his request for grant of extension in service for three years should not have been refused. The Additional District Judge, Karachi who dealt with the case dismissed the suit by the judgment dated 29-9-1973 for the reason that in the meanwhile Service Tribunal Ordinance was promulgated on 26-9-1973, and therefore, in view of the provisions of section 6 thereof, the suit stood abated. Petitioner filed review application against this judgment, but this was also dismissed by the Additional District Judge, Karachi by the judgment dated 10-9-1974 on merits as well as for the following reasons:- "Besides a review application is competent only when it is preferred within a period of 90 days from the date of order; whereas it will appear in the present case that this application has been moved after a lapse of more than 8 months. Even on this account the application for review is barred and not maintainable in law. There is another aspect of the case namely that the plaintiff in suit…

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