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Civil service- ---Pay--Protection of Secretariat Pay Scales on eve of Integration w.e.f. 14-10-1955--Official working as Assistant in officiating capacity against clear vacancy in office of Secretary to Government of Punjab, Buildings and Road Branch, P.W.D. w.e.f. 1-i1-1952 promoted as Administrative Officer in Office of Chief Engineer, Buildings Department on 16-7-1983-­Held: entitled to protection and to Special Pay of Rs.100 p.m. attached to post of Administrative Officer. Masud Ahmad Riaz for Appellant. A.G. Humayun, District Attorney for Respondents. JUDGMENT S. ABDUL JABBAR KHAN (CHAIRMAN). --Mohammad Saleem Chughtai, Administrative Officer, Office of the Chief Engineer, Buildings Department, South Zone, Lahore, has filed this appeal under section 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunal Act, 1974, in which he has impleaded the Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Communication and Works Department, Lahore, and Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Finance Department, Lahore, as respondents. 2. By virtue of this appeal he has prayed that the impugned orders, dated 26-6-1984 and 24-7-1984, be set aside and respondents be directed to allow Special Pay of Rs. 100 p.m. to the appellant w.e.f. 16-7-1983, the date of promotion as Administrative Officer. 3. Brief facts of the case are that the appellant joined service as Assistant in the office of former Secretary to Government of Punjab, Building and Roads Branch of P.W.D. Department w.e.f. 1-11-1952. On integration of the various Provinces into the Province of West Pakistan from 14-10-1955, the Finance Department issued a general letter dated 15-12-1956, in which protection of Secretariat Pay Scales was given by the Finance Department to the officials who fell in the following categories: - (1) Who were confirmed on or before 13-10-1955. Or (2) Who were officiating against permanent posts in clear vacancies on 13-10-1955; would be entitled to the following rights: (i) Continue drawing higher Secretariat Pay Scales; and (ii) Whenever they are promoted to higher posts in their regular line they would be entitled to Secretariat Pay Scales of such higher posts" to which they would have been entitled had they been…

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