WAKIL AHMED vs THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, PAKISTAN GAS LTD., DACCA — 1971 PLC 275

Citation: 1971 PLC 275

Court: Labour Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-08-15

Parties: WAKIL AHMED vs THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, PAKISTAN GAS LTD., DACCA

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 PLC 275

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Court Judge(s): Muhammad Karim, S. A. Hakem, Nurul Islam Khan Title: WAKIL AHMED vs THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, PAKISTAN GAS LTD., DACCA Case No.: Complaint Case No. 153 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-08-15 Reported As: 1971 PLC 275 Result: N/A Judgment ORDER MD. NURUL ISLAM KHAN (CHAIRMAN).-This is an applica--tion under section 25 (1) (b) of the East Pakistan Employment of Labour (Standing Orders) Act, 1965, hereinafter referred to as the Act. The case of the first party is that he was appointed as a Welder in the second party's establishment on 13-4-1968. He was working to the entire satisfaction of his superior. His working hours were fixed at 54 hours a week. But no overtime wages was paid. The first party also worked on Sundays without any allowance. The first party along with others approached the second party for overtime allowance and he promised to pay the same in lump after completion of his one year of service. In the meantime the first party passed the X-Ray Welding Test. But when after completion of one year he demanded overtime allowance the second party became highly annoyed with him and on 4-6- 1969 he was verbally dismissed from services for no fault of his. This order was illegal and arbitrary. The first party sent a grievance petition on 14-6-1969. The second party replied by his letter dated 20-6-1969. Thereafter this case has been filed with a prayer :or re-instatement in his former post with all back wages and for directing the second…

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