GHULAM HAIDER vs THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, LAHORE REGION, LAHORE — 1971 SCMR 325

Citation: 1971 SCMR 325

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-03-11

Parties: GHULAM HAIDER vs THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, LAHORE REGION, LAHORE AND Another

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 SCMR 325

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Salahuddin Ahmad, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title:GHULAM HAIDER vs THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, LAHORE REGION, LAHORE AND Another Case No.:Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 19 of 1971 Writ Petition No. 1778- S of 1970 Date of Judgment:1971-03-11 Reported As: 1971 SCMR 325 Result: Leave refused Judgment ORDER MUHAMMAD YAQOOB ALI, J.-The petitioner is holding the post of officiating Head Master, Government High School, Khanpur. When he joined service more than 20 years ago his date of birth was recorded in the service book as 7-2-1916. According to that date he was due to retire on 7-2- 1971 on attaining the age of 55 years. Towards the end of 1969 he made a representation to the Director of Education that his correct date of birth is 7-2-1919 and in support of the claim relied on certain evidence which was not accepted by the Director. On the rejection of the representation the petitioner moved the Provincial Government which also refused to modify the date of birth against which the petitioner filed a writ petition in the High Court contending inter alia that the date of birth given in his Matriculation certification was not conclusive and that he ought to have been heard in support of his representation. The writ petition was dismissed by a Division Bench in the view that the proceedings pertaining to the representation being of administrative nature, the petitioner did not have a right to be heard by the Director of…

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