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Summary: Background: The appellant, a retired Head Constable, filed an appeal with the Service Tribunal challenging his compulsory retirement ordered by the Superintendent of Police (Reserves) in 1983. The appellant claimed he had been wrongfully implicated in a criminal case, which led to his forced leave and subsequent compulsory retirement without due process. The appellant argued that his compulsory retirement was based on an inquiry conducted in his absence without cross-examination or a show-cause notice. He also contended that compulsory retirement is not listed as a punishment under the Police Rules, making the retirement order void. However, the respondents argued that the appeal was time-barred and that the appellant had not exhausted all departmental remedies before approaching the Tribunal. -----Issues: 1- Whether the appellant’s appeal was maintainable, given his alleged failure to exhaust departmental remedies. -----2- Whether the appeal was time-barred under the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Appeal Rules. -----Holding/Reasoning/Outcome: The Tribunal dismissed the appeal as non-maintainable and time-barred, holding that the appellant did not demonstrate that he had filed a departmental appeal before bringing his case to the Tribunal. Although he claimed to have appealed to the Inspector General of Police, he provided no documentary evidence, and any appeal should have first been directed to the Deputy Inspector General of Police as required by the rules. Furthermore, the Tribunal determined that the appeal was filed after an unreasonable delay of six years, far exceeding the 60-day limitation for original orders and 30-day limitation for final appellate orders under the AJK Appeal Rules. The Tribunal concluded that the delay and procedural deficiencies rendered the appeal inadmissible. -----Citations/Precedents: Section 12(2), Civil Procedure Code (C.P.C.) – Governs appeals and the requirement to pursue departmental remedies prior to Tribunal appeals. Azad Jammu and Kashmir Appeal Rules – Specifies a 60-day limit for appeals against original orders and a 30-day limit for appeals against final appellate orders. Police Rules – The absence of compulsory retirement as a prescribed punishment does not negate procedural requirements for appeal filing and adherence to limitation periods.

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