Moazzam Hayat, Member.--Appellant Muhammad Asif is a Train Examiner in the service of Pakistan Railways. His grievance is that advance increments had not been allowed to him for qualifying higher academic qualifications. In this regard he had filed departmental appeals on 5.1.2002 and 6.2.2002. These appeals were not responded. Hence the present appeal.
2. The appellant had done his F.Sc in 1982 and M.A in 2000. He was allowed increments for doing B.A.
He has not been allowed increments for passing F.Sc in 1982. It is maintained by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant was entitled to 2 increments for doing his F.Sc on the basis of BPS Scheme of 1991, announced on 6.1.2002.
3. The appeal is resisted by the respondents. An objection has been taken that the appeal is hopelessly time barred. On merits it is stated that appellant was not entitled to any claimed increments.
4. We have heard the learned counsel for the parties and have also perused the record.
5. The objection taken by the respondents with regard to limitation is quite valid. The appellant had done his F.Sc in 1982. He is claiming increments on the basis of BPS Scheme announced in 1991. We fail to understand as to why the appellant had not taken any action immediately on announcement of BPS Scheme in 1991. When he was granted increments for B.A he did not raise any claim in the Tribunal for grant of increments for doing F.Sc. The present appeal was filed in 2002. The claim relates to Scheme of 1991. Thus there is a delay of 11 years in making the claim in this Tribunal. As such it is hopelessly time barred. It is held in 2008 SCM R 663 that no relief can be given to indolent and negligent officials. The appellant had demonstrated indolence and 'negligence. As such no relief can be given to him.
6. The result is that the appeal is dismissed as time barred.
7. No order as to costs. Parties be informed accordingly.