Departmental remedy

Appeal competent before the Deputy Inspector General of Police — Appellant making representation to the President held cannot be said that by making representation to the President appellant availed the departmental remedy. Appeal dismissed. S. Bashir Hussain v. I.G.P. & others 1992 SCR 290 (A)
If an aggrieved civil servant fails to exhaust departmental remedy he is debarred to move Service Tribunal. Subtain Hussain Kazmi v. Tasawar Hussain Shah and another 1999 SCR 164 (C)
Removal from Service (Special Powers) Act, 2001— Appeal — decision of — limitation for — Ss. 9 & 10 — there may be certain statutes where the period is prescribed for decision of review/ representation or appeal by the authority — Under section 9 of the said Act, the filing of representation or review before the authority is mandatory — Without filing review or representation before the authority, the appeal before the Service Tribunal is not competent and period of limitation for filing review or representation before the authority is 15 days and the authority has to decide the same within a period of 60 days. Under section 10 of the said Act, if the review or representation is dismissed by the authority, the aggrieved civil servant may file appeal in the Service Tribunal within 30 days of the order. Javaid Ejaz v. Authority under AJ&K 2015 SCR 744 (H) Muhammad Munir Abbasi vs. Chief Conservator Forests and others (Civil Appeal No.88 of 2014, decided on 13.10.2014) ref.