MUHAMMAD AFZAL Versus CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB, LAHORE

ORDER

UMAR ATA BANDIAL, J.--- Submits that the petitioner No.1 is a Federal Government employee posted in Lahore and his wife petitioner No.2 is a teacher in the Provincial Government posted at Bahawalnagar. Further submits that the petitioner No.1 has through his employer, Income Tax Department, applied to the Provincial Education Department for transfer of the petitioner's wife under the wedlock policy of the Provincial Government. He relies on Syeda Adeeba Anjum v. Secretary Government of Punjab Education Department, Lahore and another 2004 PLC (C.S.) 622 to submit that application under the aforesaid policy are liable to be considered with "compassion and kindness". It is noted that in the present case the petitioner's wife is sought to be transferred to Lahore but she has made no application to respondent No.2, Secretary Education. Accordingly, as such the petitioners do not have a mature grievance against the said respondent, for determination by the Court.

2. Be that as it may, the petitioner No. 1 claims a right for his wife and the two are treated as having common interest under the wedlock policy. Accordingly, if so advised, petitioner No.2 may apply to respondent No.2 seeking her transfer under the wedlock policy to the station of her husband, petitioner No.1. If so approached, the respondent No.2 shall under the rules contained in Province of Sindh through Chief Secretary Sindh, Karachi and 4 others v. Gul Muhammad Hajano 2003 SCMR 325 consider such a representation strictly in accordance with law and decide the same expeditiously.

3. Disposed of.

H.B.T./M-54/L Order accordingly.