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Civil Petition for Leave to Appeal No. 267‑K of 1984, decided on 10th December, 1986.

‑‑‑Art. 185(3)‑‑West Pakistan Road Transport Board Rules, 1959, Leave to appeal granted to consider question whether West Pakistan Road Transport Board Rules, 1959, adopted by petitioner‑Corporation for regularising terms and conditions of service of their employees were statutory in character and for non‑compliance of any of those Rules a Constitutional Petition in High Court was maintainable.

Talmiz S. Burney, Advocate Supreme Court with M.S. Ghoury, Advocate‑on‑Record for Petitioner.

Ali Akbar, Advocate‑on‑Record for Respondent.

Date of hearing: 10th December, 1985.

The question of law involved in this case inter alia, is whether the West Pakistan Road Transport Board, Rules 1959 adopted by the petitioner Corporation for regularising the terms and conditions of service of their employees are statutory in character and for the non‑compliance of any of these rules a constitutional petition in the High Court is maintainable.

Leave is granted and the appeal is allowed. Appeal will be heard on the present record but it is open to the parties to file additional documents, if any.

M. Y. H. Leave granted.

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