MAQBOOL AHMAD MAQBOOL vs THE PROVINCE OF PUNJAB AND 10 Other — 1971 SCMR 727

Citation: 1971 SCMR 727

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Parties: MAQBOOL AHMAD MAQBOOL vs THE PROVINCE OF PUNJAB AND 10 Other

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Case cited as 1971 SCMR 727

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Mujibur Rahman Khan, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title: MAQBOOL AHMAD MAQBOOL vs THE PROVINCE OF PUNJAB AND 10 Other Case No.:Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 147 of 1971 Writ Petition No. JUDGMENT Reported As: 1971 SCMR 727 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT M. R. KHAN, J.-The petitioner is an M. Sc. In Agricultural Economics. He was one of the candidates for one of the sixteen posts of Extra Assistant Directors of Agriculture advertised by the West Pakistan Public Service Commission (hereinafter called the Commission). In due course, the petitioner and other candidates were called for interview by the Commission. The interview was actually held by Brigadier A. A. Chaudliry, one of the members of the Commission, in association with the departmental repre--sentatives. As a result of the selection made after interview, the Commission recommended the names of only the respondents 3 to 10 for appointment to the said posts. The petitioner not having been selected by the Commission, filed a writ petition under Article 98 of the 1962-Constitution, calling in question the validity of the selection of the candidates made by the Public Service Commission and its recommendation of the names of the respondents 3 to 10 for appointment as Extra Assistant Directors of Agriculture. The main ground urged in support of the writ petition, in the petitioner's own words, was that 'a Single Member of the Commission (Brigadier…

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