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Punjab Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1975-- ---R.4-- Reversion during probation period--Appellant found highly inefficient--Contention that probationer cannot be reverted, repelled-­Held: Competent authority can revert a civil servant who fails to perform his duties satisfactorily during probation period--Order of reversion held valid. Iqbal Ahmad Qureshi for Appellant. A.G. Humayun, District Attorney for Respondents. JUDGMENT S. ABDUL JABBAR KHAN (CHAIRMAN).-- Ghulam Ahmad Malik, Food-grains Inspector, has filed this appeal under section 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974 against the order dated 3-3-1983, passed by respondent No.1 by which he has been reverted from the post of Assistant Food Controller to the post of Food-grains Inspector. He has impleaded the Director Food, Punjab, Lahore, and Deputy Director Food Sargodha Region, Sargodha, as respondents. 2. By virtue of this appeal he has prayed that the impugned orders of respondents Nos.1 and 2 be set aside. 3. Brief facts of the case are that the appellant was appointed as Food-grains Supervisor on 25-8-1952 and in 1968 he was promoted as Food-grains Inspector in the Food Department. On 30-4-1981, on the recommendation of Regional Promotion/ Selection Committee, the appellant was promoted to the post of Assistant Food Controller. This promotion was on a probation for a period of one year extendable to two years. While posted at P.R. Centre, Quaidabad, it was found that the work of the appellant was not satisfactory and was reverted by the Deputy Director Food on 4-11-1981, with the following observations:- (i) that he shall not be considered for promotion again till the expiry of two years with effect from 4-11-1981. (ii) this reversion shall have no effect on the disciplinary action separately in progress. On 29-6-1981, District Food Controller served notice under rule 6(3) of the Punjab Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1975, to which the appellant submitted his reply. Respondent No.2 vide his order dated 25-2-1982 stopped the increments of the appellant for two years without cumulative effect. It was observed that the appellant had already been reduced in…

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