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Petitioner: EMPLOYEES UNION VS Respondent: GHAZI DECORATION SERVICE, KARACHI
Court Name: Labour Appellate Tribunal Judge(s): Inamullah Khan Title: EMPLOYEES UNION vs GHAZI DECORATION SERVICE, KARACHI Case No.: Date of Judgment:1974-07-25 Reported As: 1975 PLC 738 Result: N/A
Judgment DECISION This is an application for transfer of a transfer application filed under section 25-A before a Junior Labour Court to another Junior Labour Court. The first question that requires consideration is whether such an application is maintainable. An objection has been taken by the opposite-party that an application for transfer of a transfer application is not maintainable. There is not much force in this contention. The relevant provision 36(c)(6) reads as under:-- "A Tribunal may transfer any application, appeal or other proceeding from a Labour Court under its appellate jurisdiction to any other such Labour Court." 2. An application for transfer is also an application and at any rate a< proceeding. The power conferred under section 36-C(6) as reproduced above is very wide and it would include the power of transfer of a transfer application to any other Labour Court. The only condition being the Labour ^ Court to which it is transferred must be under the appellate jurisdiction of the Tribunal. I would hold that the application is maintainable. 3. As serious allegations were made against the Labour Court of corruption I issued notice to the Labour Court for comments. The learned Court has denied the allegation of corruption as baseless. I have no reason to disbelieve the learned Court. The application is dismissed. *