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Petitioner: INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE, PUNJAB, LAHORE VS Respondent: FAZAL ELAHI, SUB -INSPECTOR POLICE NO. 113/L, KASUR
1998 P L C (C
1998 P L C (C.S.) 1029
[Supreme Court of Pakistan]
Present: Irshad Hasan Khan and Sh. Ijaz Nisar, JJ
INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE, PUNJAB, LAHORE and 2 others
versus
FAZAL ELAHI, SUB-INSPECTOR POLICE No. 113/L, KASUR and another
Civil Petition No. 590-L of 1997, decided on 31st December, 1997.
(On appeal from the judgment and order of the Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore dated 29-10-1996 passed in Appeal No.456 of 1994).
Limitation Act (IX of 1908)---
----S. 5---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 212(3)---Petition for leave .to appeal was barred by 132 days ---Condonation of delay sought by petitioner---Entitlement---Delay was sought to be' condoned on the ground that matter in question was moved before Authorities and that took some time in correspondence between different departments of Government---Plea raised by petitioners could not be accepted as valid ground for condonation of delay---Petition for leave to appeal being barred by time was dismissed and leave to appeal was refused in circumstances.
Mian Muhammad Saleem Kureja, Advocate Supreme Court and Muhammad Aslam Ch., Advocate-on-Record for Petitioners.
Nemo for Respondents.
Date of hearing: 31st December, 1997.
ORDER
IRSHAD HASAN KHAN, J.---Leave to appeal is sought against the judgment dated 29-10-1996 passed by the Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore in Appeal No.456 of 1994.
2. The petition is admittedly barred by 132 days. The delay is sought to be condoned on the ground that the matter was moved before the higher authorities and that took sometime in correspondence between different departments of the Government. '
3. We are afraid the plea raised by the petitioners cannot be accepted as a valid ground for condonation of delay. The petition for leave to appeal being barred by time is hereby dismissed and leave to appeal is refused.
A.A./1-12/S Leave refused.