OFFICE OBJECTION The office has raised an objection that the present petition cannot be entertained for want of payment of the requisite Court-fee.
2. The learned counsel has referred to a judgment of this Court reported as PLD 2007 Lahore 461, in which it has been held that one set of Court fee is payable by several petitioners in cases where the impugned acts arise out of one action or one order. He has also referred to Rule 13 of the High Court Rules & Orders, which is reproduced as under: In cases where there are several appellants whose interest is joint, one fee is to be allowed unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Court has to direct to whom the fee be apportioned among several appellants in such proportion as it thinks fit."
3. In view of the foregoing, since all the petitioners complain of a single action and are employees of the same department, the office objection is overruled for the time being. Let the main case be listed for hearing on the judicial side.