EXECUTIVE ENGINEERS, Q.B. LINK DIVISION, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT CHOOHARKANA, SHEIKHUPURA Versus CHHOTA

The appeal captioned above is directed against the decision dated 14‑1‑1988 recorded by learned Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No. 7 Gujranwala whereby the grievance petition of the respondent.‑for gratuity and pension was accepted.

2. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the appellant that the date of birth given in service record was corrected from 8‑9‑1924 to 1‑7‑1922, therefore, the period of‑ the regularisation in service of the respondent fell short of ten years and he was not entitled to gratuity. Even if the argument of the learned counsel is accepted, the respondent had completed ten years regular service inasmuch as he was made regular on 1‑7‑1972. The other thing is that in spite of the fact that his date of birth was changed in the service record from 8‑9‑1924 to 1‑7‑1922, yet since the respondent was actually retired on 22‑5‑1983, therefore, he had on the date of retirement more than ten years' regular service. He, therefore, has been rightly allowed gratuity and pension by the learned Lower Court.

3. As a result the appeal fails and is dismissed.

A.E./534/Lb.P Appeal dismissed.