Case Details

Citation(s)
2008 SLG 1556 2008 SLD 1556 2008 SCMR 255
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Civil Petition No.560-K of 2006, decision dated: 22-12-2006.(On appeal from the judgment, dated 10-10-2006 passed by Sindh Subordinate Judiciary Service Tribunal, High Court of Sindh, Karachi, in S.A. No.13 of 2000)
ABDUL HAMEED DOGAR AND GHULAM RABBANI, JJ
Muhammad Rafiq Rajourvi, Additional Advocate-General Sindh and Akhlaq Ahmed Siddiqui, Advocate-on-Record for Petitioners. M.M. Aqil Awan, Advocate Supreme Court for
Respondent No. 1.

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF HIGH COURT OF SINDH through Registrar, High Court of Sindh; Karachi and another

VS

ARJUN RAM K. TALREJA and another

Law:

Section:

(a) Sindh Service Rules Manual (Revised Edition 2000)---Chap. 10, R.171---Date of birth recorded in Service Book of civil servant, change or alteration of---Scope---Not an absolute rule that such entry once made could not be altered or changed---Exceptions and procedure explained. (b) Sindh Service Rules Manual (Revised Edition 2000)--- ----Chap. 10, R.171---Sindh Service Tribunals Act (XV of 1973), S.3-B---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art.212(3)---Date of birth recorded in service book of Judicial Officer, change of---Plea of respondent-officer was that actual date of his birth entered in Register of Births of Municipal Committee was 4-11-1948, which, on account of illiteracy of his parents, was mistakenly recorded in School Registers as 24-12-1946; that on realizing such mistake, he, before joining government service in year 1974, got corrected all relevant record of Education Department by producing relevant documents including extract from Register of Births and report of Medical Superintendent certifying his age from physical and X-ray examination, whereafter Chief Minister as competent authority accorded approval to change his date of birth---Refusal of Administrative Committee of High Court to give effect to such orders of Chief Minister---Service Tribunal in appeal after evaluating such documents directed concerned authority to make necessary correction in service record as requested by respondent--Validity---Respondent had long back made a request for correction of his date of birth and on his representation forwarded by High Court, competent authority by issuing notification had accorded approval to change his date of birth---Such Committee without hearing respondent and assigning any reason had declined to change his date of birth in Service Record---Supreme Court upheld decision of Service Tribunal and refused to grant leave to appeal to such Committee. Government of Balochistan through Secretary S&GAD, Quetta v. Marjun Khan 2003 PLC (C.S.) 245=2003 SCMR 444 ref. ORDER GHULAM RABBANI, J.--- This petition for leave to appeal is directed against the judgment, dated 10-10-2006 passed by Sindh Subordinate Judiciary Service Tribunal, High Court…
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