Syed ABDUL QADIR SHAH vs GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB THROUGH SECRETARY, — 1972 SCMR 323

Citation: 1972 SCMR 323

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-12-31

Parties: Syed ABDUL QADIR SHAH vs GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB THROUGH SECRETARY, JUDGMENT

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Case cited as 1972 SCMR 323

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Hamoodur Rahman Title:Syed ABDUL QADIR SHAH vs GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB THROUGH SECRETARY, JUDGMENT Reported As: 1972 SCMR 323 Result: Leave refused Judgment JUDGMENT HAMOODUR RAHMAN, C. J.-The petitioner in this case was originally employed on the 2nd of December 1948 as Darogha Tab Bazari, a post on the Administrative side, in the Municipal Committee, Khanpur, District Rahimyar Khan, in the grade of Rs. 25-1-45, as non-Matriculate. He, however, gradually worked his way up and on the 17th of January 1953 was appointed as Accountant in the same Municipal Committee in the grade of Rs. 76-6-105-7-175. He continued in that grade as Ac--countant even after the integration of Bahawalpur State into West Pakistan and the constitution of the Municipal Service in 1964. In the latter service, he was equated in the junior Class II grade as Accountant against the recommendation of the Commissioner, Bahawalpur Division. Nevertheless, the Commissioner, by his order of the 29th of November 1969, allowed him pay in the grade prescribed for a junior Class II from 6-4-1964, i.e., the date of constitution of the Service, and from 21-1-1956 to 30-11-1962 he was placed in the grade of Rs. 200-10-350. For the period 1-12-1962 to 5-4-1964 he was placed in the grade of Rs. 150-9-240-10-350. Thereafter, four posts on the Administrative side in the senior Class II of the Service fell vacant but they were all filled by initial…

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