1. This case has been called twice since morning but none has appeared for the petitioner. The learned counsel for the respondents have filed a statement stating therein that in view of the amendment made in the Service Tribunal Act, 1973 by Act No, XVII of 1997 published in the Gazette of Pakistan Extraordinary, dated June 10, 1997, whereby section 2-A has been inserted the present petition stands abated. They have also drawn our attention to the fact that the petitioner during the pendency of this petition had filed an Appeal No,445(K) of 1997 before the Federal Service Tribunal on the same cause of action which was dismissed and, thereafter, a Petition for Leave to Appeal bearing No,132-K of 1998 was filed which was allowed by. the Hon'ble Supreme Court remanding the case to the Tribunal. In view of the statement and the very fact that due to insertion of new section 2-A in the Service Tribunal Act, 1973, the petitioner has become a civil servant, we dismiss this petition as having been abated.