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Petitioner: MUHAMMAD NAWAZ KHAN BHATTI VS Respondent: PROVINCE OF PUNJAB
1992 P L C (C
1992 P L C (C.S.) 82
[Lahore High Court]
Before Irshad Hassan Khan, J
MUHAMMAD NAWAZ KHAN BHATTI
Versus
PROVINCE OF PUNJAB and others
Writ Petitions Nos. 1702, 1711 and 1721 of 1990, decided on 18th May, 1991.
Constitution of Pakistan (1973)--
--- Art.199---Grievance relating to internal working and administrative arrangements of department---Petitioners' locus standi to challenge-- Petitioners' grievance was that department might not declare them surplus in view of fresh recruitment in their cadre---Department made statement in Court that it had no intention to render petitioners as, surplus---Petitioners when faced with such situation stressed that administrative arrangements of department were not being properly conducted in as much as instead of posting one section officer in one section, two section officers had been appointed in department with a view to ultimately render petitioners and others surplus---Petitioners' grievance related to interns: working and administrative arrangements to which petitioners had no locus standi to challenge---Assurance having been given by official of the respondent that petitioners would not be declared surplus, petition had borne fruit and was disposed of accordingly.
M.D. Tahir for Petitioner.
Syed Iftikhar Ahmad, A.A.-G. for Respondents.
Date of hearing: 18th May, 1991.