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Petitioner: CHIEF SECRETARY, PUNJAB and 2 others VS Respondent: Sardar RIAZ ALI
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Muhammad Rafique Tarar, Manzoor Hussain Sial, Saad Saood Jan Title: CHIEF SECRETARY, PUNJAB and 2 others vs Sardar RIAZ ALI Case No.: Civil Petition for Leave to Appeal No, 834-L of 1992 Date of Judgment:1993-12-15 Reported As: 1995 PLC (C.S.) 103 Result: Leave granted
Judgment ORDER ' SAAD SAOOD JAN, J.---The respondent has been allowed by the Punjab Service Tribunal seniority from 7-4-1955, that is, the date on which his name was placed on the list of Naib-Tehsildar candidates in the Old Bahawalpur State. In support of this petition it is, inter alia, contended that under the relevant rules the respondent could count his seniority only from the date since when he had been continuously holding the post of Naib-Tehsildar and not from the date he was included in the list of candidates for the said post. It is also stated that the order of the learned Tribunal has the effect of disturbing the seniority of about a hundred officers who were not parties before the Tribunal. 2. The contention raised in support of this petition need examination. Leave to appeal is granted. The order of the learned Tribunal is suspended in the meanwhile.