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Government Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1973-------Rr. 4(1)(b)(i), 5 & 6---Service Tribunals Act (LXX of 1973), S.4---Demotion---Appeal---Appellant serving as Deputy General Manager in Pakistan Steel who was Incharge of Development Cell was demoted after charge-sheeting him and holding enquiry against him on allegation that he failed to arrange payment of Electric bills in respect of two schools which were provided temporary power connections---Validity---Installation of electric meters and billing of electricity in said schools was the function of Power and Gas Department and not of the Development Cell of appellant---Function of appellant was restricted to only of development and construction affairs---Said two schools were completed by appellant's Department i.e. Development Cell and were handed over to the Education Department, thereafter all matters pertaining to utilities i.e. electricity, gas etc. were functions of Power and Gas Department and not of Development Cell/appellant---Temporary power connections to said two schools were provided by Power and Gas Department and it was the duty of Power and Gas Department to information Electric Supply Company for issuing Electric bills or to make another alternate arrangement to ensure that for consumption charges of electricity bill the meters in the said schools were installed---Appellant, in circumstances was illegally held responsible for having failed to arrange payment of bills in respect of said two schools---Appellant being not guilty of charges levelled against him, impugned demotion order passed against him was set aside by the Service Tribunal and he was restored to his original position with all pecuniary benefits. Abdul Ghafoor Mangi for Appellant. Shaukat Ali Shaikh for Respondents. Date of hearing: 11th May, 2005. JUDGMENT RASHID ALI MIRZA (MEMBER).---The appellant who was Deputy General Manager (Development Cell) Pakistan Steel, Karachi has filed this appeal under section 4 of Service Tribunals Act, 1973 against his demotion from the post of Deputy General Manager vide Memo. No. CAP/DGM(008443)/2002/PA-82369 dated 8-10-2002. His depart mental appeal dated 6-11-2002 was…

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