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Petitioner: MUBASHIR HUSSAIN VS Respondent: ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL, GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJABHonorable Justice MUHAMMAD MEHMUD ASLAM PIRZADA
1992 P L C (C
1992 P L C (C.S.) 49
(Service Tribunal Punjab)
Present: Muhammad Mehmud Aslam Pirzada, Chairman
S. MUBASHIR HUSSAIN
Versus
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB and 2 others
Appeal No. 309 of 1990, decided on 29th.Apri1,1991.
(a) Punjab Service Tribunals Act (IX of 1974)---
----S. 4---Entitlement to protected Secretariat Pay Scale---Appellant was employee of former Irrigation Department of Ex-Bahawalpur State; became employee of West Pakistan Government at the time of integration of one Unit---Finance Department giving sanction for grant of secretariat consolidated pay scales to all such officials who were serving in the former is Irrigation Bahawalpur Secretariat on specified date---Appellant's name being included in the list approved by the Finance Department such department as well as Accountant-General fixed/verified pay of appellant in the Secretariat Pay Scales and made entries in the Service Book---Appellant was thus, correctly given the Secretariat Pay Scale.
(b) Punjab Service Tribunals Act (IX of 1974)---
---S. 4---Entitlement to protected Secretariat Pay Scale---Accountant General did not accept entitlement of appellant to the Secretariat Pay Scale -- Appellant had received such pay scale before Accountant General's letter orders were issued for recovery of overpayment on account of Secretariat Pay Scales from pension/gratuity of appellant---Appellant having been found entitled to protected Secretariat Pay Scale, orders of Accountant-General and follow up orders of concerned officers for recovery of amount from appellant were set aside---Appeal was accepted in circumstances.
Muhammad Nawaz Nizami for Appellant.
A.G. Humayun, District Attorney for Respondents.
Date of hearing: 9th April, 1991.