THE PROVINCE OF WEST PAKISTAN THROUGH THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, — 1970 SCMR 465

Citation: 1970 SCMR 465

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-01-09

Parties: THE PROVINCE OF WEST PAKISTAN THROUGH THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KHAIRPUR vs IMAM BAKHSH

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Case cited as 1970 SCMR 465

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title:THE PROVINCE OF WEST PAKISTAN THROUGH THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KHAIRPUR vs IMAM BAKHSH Case No.:Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. K-42 of 1969 Appeal No. 254 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1970-01-09 Reported As: 1970 SCMR 465 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER MUHAMMAD YAQUB ALI, J.-This petition for special leave to appeal is concluded by concurrent findings of fact recorded by the Courts below that the correct date of birth of the respondent was 25 of May 1916 and not the 25May 1905 as entered in his service book.On that finding the retirement of the petitioner with effect from 24 May 1965 from the post of salt inspector in the industries Department of the Government of west Pakistan was wrongful him from service was illegal and void was therefore rightly decreed. The High Court in the circumstances was right in declining to interfere in a second appeal under section 100, C. P. C., with the finding of fact recorded by the first Court of appeal on the question of age. No ground for grant of special leave to appeal is thus made to appear. The petition is dismissed.

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