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Petitioner: AKHTAR ALI VS Respondent: PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONHonorable Justice Irshad Hassan Khan
1992 P L C (C
1992 P L C (C.S.) 134
[Lahore High Court]
Before Irshad Hassan Khan and Muhammad Arif, JJ
AKHTAR ALI
Versus
THE PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION and others
Intra-Court Appeal No. 133 of 1989, decided on 28th May, 1991.
West Pakistan Civil Servants (Judicial Branch) Rules 1962---
----Appendix---Punjab Public Service Commission------P.C.S. (Judicial) examination---Grant of grace marks---Candidate who admittedly had obtained 1 mark less than 50 per cent in written portion of examination was not called for viva voce test by Commission---No candidate was to be summoned for viva voce and psychological tests according to amendment in Rules unless candidate had obtained at least 33 per cent marks in each individual written paper and 50 per cent marks in aggregate of written portion of examination----In absence of any rule which permitted grant of 1 grace mark to candidate, Commission had not acted arbitrarily in not summoning candidate for viva voce.
Punjab Public Service Commission, through its Secretary and another v. S. Maruf Ahmad Ali PLD 1988 SC 356; ref.
M. Sultan Khan for Appellant.
Muhammad Farooq Beder Addl. A.-G. on Court's call.