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Punjab Service Tribunals Act (IX of 1974)--S.4---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art.212(3)---Dismissal from service of civil servant, a police constable, on the ground of absence from duty without permission---Service Tribunal, while rejecting the appeal of civil servant had observed that Deputy Inspector-General of Police hats noted that civil servant in his service record had earned as many as 55 bad entries against only one good entry; that he was also dismissed on this very charge in the year 1992 but taking a lenient view, he was reinstated; that the D. I.-G. and I.-G. dismissed his appeal and revision observing that his service record was totally disappointing; that order in the case of civil servant was passed on 26-I1-1996 and instead of filing the appeal before Service Tribunal within a period of 30 days, the appeal was filed on 19-10-1998 which was grossly time-barred---Validity---Civil servant was himself to blame for not resorting to the remedy of appeal before Service Tribunal within time--­Beyond pleading that his absence was neither intentional nor deliberate, no serious effort whatsoever was made to explain each day's delay---Overview of service record of civil servant by the D.I.-G. and the I.-G.P. had .not been shown to be without basis---No substantial question of law whatsoever had been made out---Petition for leave to appeal against order of Service Tribunal was dismissed. Ch. Muhammad Akram, Advocate Supreme Court with Ch. Akhtar Ali, Advocate-on-Record for Petitioner. Nemo for Respondents. Date of hearing: 10th November, 1999 JUDGMENT CH. MUHAMMAD ARIF, J.---Leave to appeal is sought by petitioner-ex-Constable No.986/C against judgment, dated 1-2-1999 passed by the Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore, hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal, whereby his Appeal No. 1862 of 1998 was dismissed in limine. 2. The background is that during petitioner's posting as Guard at State Bank of Pakistan, Rawalpindi, he absented from duty with effect from 1-4-1995 to 12-10: 1995. When asked to show cause and explain his conduct, he did neither file a reply to the show-cause notice nor even bothered to appear for personal hearing before the Authority. He…

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