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Petitioner: TAWAB KHAN and 8 others VS Respondent: PAKISTAN TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY LTD. and others
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Muhammad Bashir Jehangiri, Mamoon Kazi Title:TAWAB KHAN and 8 others vs PAKISTAN TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY
LTD. and others Case No.:Civil Petitions Nos. 1401, 1458, 1459, 1460, 1461, 1462, 1463, 1464 and 1465 of 1998 C.P. No. 1700 of 1998 C.P. No. 1700 of 1998 Date of Judgment:1999-06-18 Reported As: 2000 SCMR 179 Result: Leave granted Judgment ORDER ' MUHAMMAD BASHIR JEHANGIRI, J.---Leave to appeal is granted to consider whether the Federal Service Tribunal, Islamabad was not right in dismissing the appeal as barred by time, after insertion of section 2-A, in the Service Tribunals Act, 1973, on the basis of the authorities in these cases: (i) Muhammad Afzal v. Karachi Electric Supply Corporation and 2 others (1999 SCM R 92), (ii) Syed Aftab Ahmad and others v. K.E.S.C. And others (1999 SCMR 97) and Muhammad Khalil v. Chairman, CDA and 2 others (C.P. No.1700 of 1998, decided on 18-5-1999), and Ghulam Sarwar Bhutto v. Chief Secretary to Government of Sindh and others (Civil Petition No 604-K of 1998, decided on 5-4-1999 (2000 SCM R 104)). ' Office is directed to fix the appeal arising out of the titled C.P.S.L.As and all the other appeals involving the aforementioned points of bar of limitation arising out of insertion of section 2-A in the Federal Service Tribunals Act, (LXX of 1973). ' The appeals shall be listed for hearing in Court soon after the summer vacations.