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Punjab Buildings Department Draftsman and Tracers Service Rules, 1978- ---Promotion as Head Draftsman--Draftsman not holding diploma--Not eligible--Claim for promotion of such Draftsman, held, rightly rejected. Ch. Mushtaq Masood for Appellant. A.G. Humayun, District Attorney for Respondents. JUDGMENT S. ABDUL JABBAR KHAN (CHAIRMAN). -Muhammad Irshad, Draftsman, has filed this appeal under section 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974, in which he has impleaded the Chief Engineer, Building, North Zone, Lahore and the Superintending Engineer, 2nd Provincial Building Circle, Lahore, as respondents. 2. By virtue of this appeal he has prayed that he be considered for the post of Head Draftsman in the office of respondent No.2. The appellant has further prayed that he be ordered to be promoted to the said post of Head Draftsman from the date he was entitled to be so promoted in accordance with his seniority-cum-fitness. 3. Brief facts of the case are that the appellant started service as a Tracer w.e.f. 9-5-1962 in the 2nd Provincial Circle, Lahore. He was promoted as Assistant Draftsman from 4-5-1974 and has been working as such. The appellant was shown senior according to the seniority list of the Draftsman of the 2nd Provincial Buildings Circle, Lahore as it stood on 1-1-1981, as his name was shown at serial No. 5 whereas Muhammad Hanif Anjum, was shown at serial No.6. At the time of promotion the name of three draftsmen were considered including the name of the appellant but he was not considered for promotion and Muhammad Hanif Anjum was promoted as Head Draftsman vide order dated 31-5-1981. Learned counsel for the appellant has further submitted that another seniority list was also issued as it stood on 1-2-1982 and the name of the appellant in this seniority list appeared at serial No.8 whereas Muhammad Hanif Anjum was shown at serial No.9. The appellant made a representation on 6-6-1981, in which he agitated his grievance to the next higher authorities with a cause that for next higher post to which he was entitled according to the seniority-cum-fitness, he had not been accommodated. His appeal was forwarded to the Chief Engineer Office and the same…

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