The decision, dated 1-7-1985 recorded by the learned Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No. 2, Lahore has been challenged, whereby the grievance petition of the appellant challenging his retirement was dismissed.
2. The dispute between the parties is about the date of birth of the appellant. The appellant relies upon school leaving certificate Exh. P.3, Passport Exh. P.5 and identification card Exh. P.6. The learned lower Court has rejected these documents and has relied upon the service record Exh. R.1 alleged to have been received from Luck now (India) and service 'record Exh. R.2 prepared and maintained by the respondent in Pakistan. While issuing passports and identity cards no' inquiry is made about the date of birth asserted by the persons concerned, so these documents have very little ,evidentiary value.. So) far as school leaving certificate Exh.P.3 is concerned, it does not bear the seal of the authority which issued it and thus is valueless. So far as Exh. R.1 is concerned, no sufficient and cogent evidence was produced to the effect that in reality this document was received from Lucknow (India). It does not bear the seal of the issuing authority and certificate of correctness endorsed by the Embassy. However, Exh. R.2 has sufficient evidentiary value as it bears the thumb-impression of the appellant. The appellant has not denied his thumb-impression. Exh.
R.2 bears the seal of the authority too. The date of birth given in it is 22-6-1924 and according to it, the appellant has been retired. Exh. P.1 does not advance the case of the appellant as it bears the date of his birth as 9-12-1922. In bracket no doubt the date of birth given is as 18-9-1925 but it is on the basis of school leaving certificate Exh. P.3 which does not bear the seal of the issuing authority as remarked above. The learned lower Court has thus rightly dismissed the grievance petition of the appellant.