MASHKOOR KHAN AND Others vs PROVINCE OF SIND AND Other — 1971 SCMR 572

Citation: 1971 SCMR 572

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-08-17

Parties: MASHKOOR KHAN AND Others vs PROVINCE OF SIND AND Other

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Case cited as 1971 SCMR 572

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Salahuddin Ahmad, Waheeduddin Ahmad Title: MASHKOOR KHAN AND Others vs PROVINCE OF SIND AND Other Case No.:Civil Appeal No. K-41 of 1970 Civil Petitions for Special Leave to Appeal Nos. K-76, K-77, K-78, K-79, K-80, K-34 and K-115 of 1971. Date of Judgment:1971-08-17 Reported As: 1971 SCMR 572 Result: Leave refused Judgment ORDER WAHEEDUDDIN AHMAD, J.-This order will dispose of Civil Petitions Nos. K-76 to K-80 of 1971, Civil Petitions Nos. K-34 of 1971 and K-115 of 1971 in which common question of law is involved. In Civil Petitions K-76, K-77, K-78 and K-80, the petitioners wise originally Overseers. They were, later on, promoted to the posts of S. D. Os and they have been holding these posts since then until their reversion orders were passed on the 29th December 1970 to their substantive posts. They filed suits for declaration and injunction challenging the orders of their reversion. The trial Court dismissed the application for temporary injunction on the 8th January 1971 and appeals were filed against this order and the learned Additional District Judge, by order dated the 2nd February 1971, accepted the appeals and granted temporary injunction till the decision of the suits. The respondents challenged this order in the High Court of Sind and Baluchistan, Karachi and a learned Single Judge of the High Court, by judgment dated the 24th May 1971, allowed all the revision petitions filed by the respondents and set aside the…

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