Hafiz AQEEL ANJUM vs PROVINCE OF PUNJAB Recruitment process — 2025 PLC(CS) 761 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 PLC(CS) 761 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PLC
Parties: Hafiz AQEEL ANJUM vs PROVINCE OF PUNJAB Recruitment process
Subject matter: Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

Hafiz AQEEL ANJUM VS PROVINCE OF PUNJAB Recruitment process---age limit---Relaxation---Petitioners / candidates were aggrieved of rejection of their applications for posts in question as they were overage---Held, that Punjab Government was empowered to make laws / policies in view of ground realities and particular circumstances---There was no justification that laws / decisions of other provinces could be made applicable to Punjab Government---Petitioners were granted age relaxation of five years as permissible under law but even then they could not qualify as they were overage---High Court declined to interfere in recruitment process as no illegality or irregularity was pointed out by petitioners / candidates, and no mala fide had been attributed to the concerned authorities---Constitutional petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

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