A. A. GILL vs THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROGRESSIVE PAPERS LTD., LAHORE — 1972 PLC 13

Citation: 1972 PLC 13

Court: Labour Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-22

Parties: A. A. GILL vs THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROGRESSIVE PAPERS LTD., LAHORE

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Case cited as 1972 PLC 13

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Court Judge(s): Mazharul Haq Title: A. A. GILL vs THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROGRESSIVE PAPERS LTD., LAHORE Case No.: Petition No. 196 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-12-22 Reported As: 1972 PLC 13 Result: N/A Judgment ORDER My this order will also dispose of the other four Petitions Nos. 198, 199, 200 and 203/ 1970 because a common point of law has arisen on the preliminary objection in the five petitions. The five petitioners, workmen of the respondent-Company, have applied to this Court under Standing Order 18 that the order of dismissal passel by the respondent on 10-5-1970 under Standing Order 15, sub-clause 2 (iv) against them be declared illegal and that the petitioners be re-instated with conse4urntial benefits. The learned counsel for the respondent on 28- 1 1-1970, raised preliminary objections that under Standing Order 18, these petitions are not competent because no complaint shall lie against the order of termination of employment of workmen unless they are officers of a registered Trade Union and Their employment is alleged to have been terminated for their Trade Union activities and that since the five petitioners were not officers of a registered Trade Union, as such the present petitions under Standing Order 18 of the West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968 could not be maintainable. The learned counsel for the petitioners has argued that a reading of the proviso clause of Standing Order 18 makes it…

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