' SAAD SAOOD JAN, J.---By a notification issued on 15-11-1971 by the Director of Education, Rawalpindi Region, the petitioner alongwith 46 other persons was appointed as officiating/temporary Senior English Teacher and was posted in the Government High School at Chak 26/MB, Sargodha. He reported to the Head Master of the School on 23-11-1971. He was not permitted to assume charge on the ground that no post against which he could be appointed was available in the School. When this position was brought to the notice of the Directorate he was posted in the Government Technical High School at Jauharabad where he took over charge on 27- 11-1971. In his service book and personal file the date of his joining Government service was entered as 27-11-1971. He made a representation that this date should be corrected as 23-11-1971 when he reported for duties at the School in Chak 26/MB. His representation was rejected whereupon he preferred an appeal before the Service Tribunal. The learned Tribunal dismissed his appeal. He now seeks leave to appeal from this Court.
2. In the notification of 15-11-1971 the places of posting of the appointees were also mentioned.
Apparently, the postings were made without first inquiring whether any vacancies were available in the schools where the appointees were being sent. It was for this reason that the notification contained an endorsement to the Head Masters concerned to the following effect:-- "The appointment if made over and above the sanctioned strength should immediately be brought in the notice of this directorate and the candidate so appointed should be directed to report to this office for further action."
It was in pursuance of this endorsement that the petitioner was not allowed to join the staff of the school at Chak 26/MB and referred back to the Directorate of Education, Since no post was available in this school, he could not be treated to have joined the Government service on 23-11- 1981 when he reported there for duty. It was only on 27-11-1971 when he joined the Government Technical High School at Jauharabad where a vacancy was available that he could be taken to have joined service. The learned Tribunal was, therefore, right in rejecting his claim with regard to the date of his joining Government service. This petition is without any merit and is hereby dismissed.