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Punjab Service Tribunals Act (IX of 1974)-- ---S.4--Punjab Police (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1975, R.6(3)(a)--Limitation Act (IX of 1908), S.5--Appellants, as Members of Special Guard for escorting two accused persons from police station to Court, allowing them to escape from their custody--Case registered against appellants with police--Departmental proceedings also having been initiated against them and after service of show-cause notices, two of appellants dismissed and the other two discharged from service--Appeals filed before Tribunal against impugned orders found to be time-barred by six months--Plea of appellants that they did not file appeals in time as criminal case against them was pending adjudication before Magistrate not inspiring confidence--No valid ground made out for condonation of delay--Application for condonation of delay rejected and appeals dismissed as time-barred. Masud Ahmad Riaz for Appellants. Date of hearing: 1st October, 1987. JUDGMENT KH. MUHAMMAD YOUSAF (MEMBER).--This order will dispose off the appeals filed by M/s. Muhammad Riaz, ex-Constable No.851, Muhammad Nawaz, ex-Constable No.912, Muhammad Hussain, ex-­Constable No.237 and Mazhar Khan, ex-Constable No.298, District Police Jhang under section 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974. They have impleaded the Superintendent of Police, Jhang, Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Faisalabad Range, Faisalabad and Inspector-General of Police, Punjab, Lahore as respondents. 2. Briefly stated the facts of these cases are that the appellants were posted in Police Lines, Jhang and were deputed as a special guard for escorting of Mushtaq Ahmad, ex-ASI and Mohammad Ali Shah, ex-Constable accused in case FIR No.138, dated 11-6-1983 a/s 302/201/330/342, PPC, P.S. Bhowana from District Jail, Jhang to the Court of Resident Magistrate Bhowana at Chiniot in a complaint case u/s 342/406, PPC pending in the said Court. The appellants allowed the said accused to escape from their custody. Consequently a case was registered against the appellants a/s 223/224, PPC at P.S. Chiniot. The appellants were also proceeded departmentally. Consequently the appellants were served with show-cause…

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