GHULAM HAIDER vs THE PROVINCE OF WEST PAKISTAN AND 15 OTHERS — 1971 PLD 57

Citation: 1971 PLD 57

Court: Balochistan High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-08-26

Parties: GHULAM HAIDER vs THE PROVINCE OF WEST PAKISTAN AND 15 OTHERS

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Quetta 57

Judgment Text

Court Name: Balochistan High Court Judge(s): Dorab Patel Title: GHULAM HAIDER vs THE PROVINCE OF WEST PAKISTAN AND 15 OTHERS Case No.: Regular Second Appeal No, 15 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1969-08-26 Reported As: PLD 1971 Quetta 57 Result: Appeal accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT The appellant, who is a law graduate, joined the Baluchistan Police Force as Sub-Inspector in Quetta on 1st July 1943, and was promoted as officiating Inspector on 21st September 1947. He was confirmed as Inspector with effect from 1st April 1952. Baluchistan was then a Chief Commissioner's Province administered by the agent of the Governor-General. But on the promulgation of the Establishment of West Pakistan Act, 1955, it became a part of the Province of West Pakistan. Thereafter between September 1956 and January 1961, there were six vacancies to the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police, and the appellant considered himself entitled to promotion to these vacancies. However he was superseded on each occasion by other police Inspectors. The Inspectors who superseded him were Ch. Muhammad Khan, Mr. D. E. Webb, Mr. Muhammad Sadiq Loahi, Mr. Qazi Aftab Ahmaa, Mr. Malik Atta Muhammad and Mr. M. R. Welch. The appellant made departmental representations against his repeated supersession and although he was promoted to the post of Deputy Superintendent Police in October 1962, he was not given the seniority which he claimed, therefore t e filed a suit in the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Quetta being Suit No,…

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