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Citation: 1970 PLC 355
Court: Industrial Appellate Tribunal
Year: 1970
Decision Date: 1970-04-20
Parties: S. SHABBIR ALI, Ex-OVERSEER, R. T. C., LAHORE vs CHNIRMAN, R. T. C., LAHORE
Case cited as 1970 PLC 355
Court Name: Industrial Appellate Tribunal Judge(s): Inamullah Khan Title: S. SHABBIR ALI, Ex-OVERSEER, R. T. C., LAHORE vs CHNIRMAN, R. T. C., LAHORE Case No.: Appeal No. MIN-38 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-04-20 Reported As: 1970 PLC 355 Result: appeal is accordingly Judgment ORDER This is an appeal against an order of the learned Chairman of the West Pakistan Industrial Court (Central Zone), Lahore, dated 3rd January 1970, whereby, the learned Court dismissed the application of the appellant under section 38 of the West Pakistan Industrial Disputes Ordinance, 1968 on the ground that he was not a workman. The facts necessary for the disposal of the appeal, briefly put are these. The appellant was employed as an Overseer against a permanent post in the Road Transport Office, Rawalpindi, in 1961. He was appointed as an Overseer w. e. f. 1st April 1961. His services, however, were terminated w. e. f. 5th August 1962. 2. Before the learned Court, the respondent took the plea that the appellant being an Overseer was not a workman. No evidence was led, on behalf of the appellant that he came within the meaning of the definition of workman. On the face of it, in the absence of any evidence it cannot be said that the appellant was performing any skilled or manual work. At any rate, the cervices of the appellant were terminated in 1962 and there is n evidence to explain this long delay of about eight years. The appellant slept over his right if any, for loo long. In these…
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