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(a) Constitution of Pakistan (1973)-------Art.199---Constitutional petition---Locus standi---Civil service--­Petitioner appeared in test for appointment of junior clerk---Petitioner could not clear the test and had challenged the appointments of the respondents--­Validity---Petitioner had no locus standi to assail the validity of appointment of respondents in circumstances. (b) Constitution of Pakistan (1973)--- ----Art.199---Constitutional petition---Civil service---Age---Relaxation in upper age limit---Petitioner was not appointed for the post of junior clerk and he assailed the appointments of the respondents, on the ground that they were over-age at the time of appointment---Validity---Government had granted 5 years relaxation qua the upper age limit for recruitment to posts in BPS. 1 to BPS. 15 leaving it open to the Competent Authority to grant further relaxation of 5 years---No illegality, therefore was committed in the matter of appointment of respondents---Constitutional petition was dismissed. Ch. Muhammad Hussain Naqashbandi for Petitioner. Nazir Ahmed Khan, A.A.G. for Respondents Nos. l to 3. Muhammad Ahmed Qazi for Respondents Nos.4, 6 and 8. Nemo for Respondents Nos. 5 and 7. Date of hearing; 15th September, 1998. JUDGMENT This judgment will dispose of Writ Petition Nos.8957 of 1995 and Writ Petition 8958 of 1995 in which common questions of law and facts Mare involved. 2. The petitioner has challenged appointment of respondents 4 to 8 as Junior Clerks and has sought a direction against respondents 1 to 3 for determining the petitioner's eligibility afresh in accordance with the law and the recruitment policy of the Government of the Punjab. 3. Briefly stated the facts of the case are that on 1-12-1994 Government of the Punjab advertised 8 posts of Junior Clerks to be appointed in the office of the Chairman, Punjab Provincial Transport Authority. The applications were to be submitted before the Secretary of the Authority till 15-12-1994. Later the date was extended for all posts from B.S. 1 to B.S. 15 up to 23-2-1995. About 158 candidates applied for the posts of Junior Clerks out of whom 34 candidates including the petitioner, were called for…

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