' FAQIR MUHAMMAD KHOKHAR, J.--- The petitioner seeks leave to appeal from judgment, dated 23- 7-2003, passed by the Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore, in Appeal No,2021 of 2002.
2. The service appeal of the petitioner was dismissed by the Tribunal on 11-10-2002 for failure to deposit the process fee. Therefore, the petitioner moved Civil Miscellaneous No,495 of 2003 on 21- 6-2003 for restoration of the appeal on the ground that he was prepared to deposit the process fee. The Tribunal dismissed the same by the impugned order, dated 23-7-2003.
3. The learned counsel argued that the petitioner was not aware of the procedure of the Tribunal' for the deposit of the fee and the directions given in that regard. We find that the appeal was filed by the petitioner through a learned counsel. Therefore, the compliance of the directions could not be avoided even if the learned counsel then appearing before the Tribunal had not informed the petitioner. The impugned order of the Tribunal is unexceptionable.
4. For the foregoing reasons, we do not find any merit in this petition which is dismissed and leave to appeal is refused accordingly .