MARIA JABEEN vs GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA Employment criteria — 2021 PLC(CS) 258 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2021 PLC(CS) 258 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court: Peshawar High Court
Year: 2021
Reporter: PLC
Parties: MARIA JABEEN vs GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA Employment criteria
Subject matter: Service

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Judgment text as reported

MARIA JABEEN VS GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA Employment criteria---Cut-off date---Subsequent amendment in rules---Petitioner applied for post in question but was not selected due to lack of qualification criteria---Plea raised by petitioner was that subsequent amendment in qualification criteria made her eligible for the post---Validity---Cut-off date by reference to which eligibility requirement must be satisfied by candidate seeking public employment was the date specified by relevant service rules---If there was no cut-off date specified by the rules then such date as was mentioned for the purpose in advertisement calling for applications---If there was no such date fixed, then eligibility criteria was to be applied by reference to the last date fixed by which applications had to be received by competent authority---Petitioner was not holding prescribed qualification on the last date of submission of application for her appointment---Subsequent amendment in rules, in no way, could have given any right to petitioner to be treated in accordance with the amended rules---If amended rules were applied to case of petitioner, it would be injustice to numerous other candidates who did not apply because of lacking qualification---Constitutional petition was dismissed in circumstances.

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