| Citation(s) |
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| 1988 SLG 2385 1988 SLD 2385 1988 SCMR 965 |
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Civil Appeal No. 35 of 1978, decided on 19th January, 1988. (From the judgment and decree of the Lahore High Court, Bahawalpur Circuit, Baghdad-.ul-Jadid passed on 31-1-1975 in L.P.A. No. 234 of 1967/BWP). Date of hearing: 19th January, 1988.
ASLAM RIAZ HUSSAIN, JAVID IQBAL AND SAAD SAOOD JAN, JJ
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Civil Appeal No. 35 of 1978, decided on 19th January, 1988. (From the judgment and decree of the Lahore High Court, Bahawalpur Circuit, Baghdad-.ul-Jadid passed on 31-1-1975 in L.P.A. No. 234 of 1967/BWP). Date of hearing: 19th January, 1988.
ASLAM RIAZ HUSSAIN, JAVID IQBAL AND SAAD SAOOD JAN, JJ
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PROVINCE OF PUNJAB---Appellant
VS
Ch. ATTAULLAH---Respondent
Law: Provincial Service Tribunals (Extension of Provisions of The Constitution) Act, 1974
Section: 2
Law: Punjab Service Tribunals Act, (IX of 1974)
Section: 4,8
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 212(2)
(a) Provincial Service Tribunals (Extension of Provisions of the Constitution) Act (XXXII of 1974)-- ---S.2--Punjab Administrative Tribunals Ordinance (V of 1974), S.8-Punjab Service Tribunals Act (IX of 1974), Ss.4 8--Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art.212(2)--Abatement of appeals filed by civil servants--Interpretation of S.8 of Ordinance (V of 1974)--Effect of Ordinance (V of 1974) on appeal pending on day it came into force-Section 8 having provided for abatement of pending suits, appeals and applications, the proviso thereto indicated the forum where the affected civil servant could seek redress for his grievance, it was not intended to leave a civil servant without a remedy--Direction with regard to abatement and the provision in respect of the alternate remedy have to be read together--Abatement, therefore, was to take place only after a Tribunal competent to entertain the appeals of the affected civil servants had been set up--No Tribunal having been constituted till Ordinance was repealed and replaced by Act (IX of 1974) , pending appeal did not abate.--[ Abatement of appeal]. (b) West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) Ordinance (XXIV of 1956)-- ---Sched. II--West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) Act (XVI of 1957), Sched. It S.3(4)--Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art-185(3)--Question arising whether High Court was right in holding that after the merger of Bahawalpur State in the Province of West Pakistan the Commissioner of Bahawalpur Division was not competent to accept the resignation of former State employee and officiating Head Assistant in his office, and that it could only be accepted by the Chief Secretary to the new Government--Held, reading S.3(4) of Act (XVI of 1957) alongwith Letter No. 21/55/Integration dated 16-10-1955 issued by Chief Secretary to Government of West Pakistan there could be little doubt that after the State administration, including office of Chief Secretary, ceased to exist the employee became a member of Commissioners establishment and for all purposes fell under his administrative control--Commissioner, held, was competent to entertain or accept his resignation. (a)…
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