WAHEED BAIG AND ANOTHER vs MESSERS JAFFAR IBRAHIM & COMPANY LTD., — 1972 PLC 319

Citation: 1972 PLC 319

Court: Labour Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-12-31

Parties: WAHEED BAIG AND ANOTHER vs MESSERS JAFFAR IBRAHIM & COMPANY LTD., KARACHI

Headnotes

Case cited as 1972 PLC 319

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Court Judge(s): Muhammad Rasheed, Shoukat A. Nanji, Hidayat Hussain Title:WAHEED BAIG AND ANOTHER vs MESSERS JAFFAR IBRAHIM & COMPANY LTD., KARACHI Case No.: Miscellaneous Applications Nos. 33 and 34 of 1971 Date of Judgment:- Reported As: 1972 PLC 319 Result: N/A Judgment ORDER HIDAYAT HUSAIN (CHAIRMAN).-This Court decided to applications Nos. 131/70 and 122/70 under section 18 of the West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968, through its order dated 9th November 1971. Management was absent on 7th September 1971. Even as they were allowed one more chance and the matter was called upon 9th November 1971. On that date also the respondents were absent. The Court took into consideration the application filed by the workers and the reply statement of the Management and passed the orders. Through this application Mr. Shaikh Abdul Aziz wants me to set aide that order on the following grounds :- (a) The respondents put up appearance soon after the order was passed. (b) The workers will not be prejudiced in any manner if the order is set aside. Mr. Muhammad Shafiq Qureshi for the workers replies as follows:- (a) The respondent Management was absent on the previous date also and there is nothing to explain that absence. They did not appear on the next date of hearing also until the orders had been passed. (b) In the reply statement the respondents gave reason which according to them were sufficient for not retrenching the…

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