GENERAL SECRETARY, FERTILIZER FACTORY EMPLOYEES' UNION vs MESSRS PAK- — 1970 PLC 195

Citation: 1970 PLC 195

Court: Industrial Appellate Tribunal

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-04-30

Parties: GENERAL SECRETARY, FERTILIZER FACTORY EMPLOYEES' UNION vs MESSRS PAK- AMERICAN FERTILIZER FACTORY LTD., DAUDKHEL AND ANOTHER

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Case cited as 1970 PLC 195

Judgment Text

Court Name: Industrial Appellate Tribunal Judge(s): Inamullah Khan Title:GENERAL SECRETARY, FERTILIZER FACTORY EMPLOYEES' UNION vs MESSRS PAK- AMERICAN FERTILIZER FACTORY LTD., DAUDKHEL AND ANOTHER Case No.: Appeal No. DKL: 20 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-04-30 Reported As: 1970 PLC 195 Result: accordingly dismissed Judgment ORDER This is an appeal against an award dated 15th April 1968. A preliminary objection has been taken that the appeal is time----barred. The facts necessary for the disposal of the objection are these. 2. The appellant applied for a copy on 6th May 1968. It was ready on 7th May 1968. The appellant, however, took the copy on 15th May 1969, and filed an appeal in the High Court on 21st May 1968. A Division Bench of the High Court by its order dated 19th January 1969, forwarded the appeal to the Tribunal for disposal in accordance with the law. This order was passed by the High Court on the ground that the High Court had no jurisdiction to deal with the appeal after the promulgation of the West Pakistan Industrial Disputes Ordinance, 1968, which came into force on 8th March 1968. The appeal was received by the office of the Tribunal on 25th January 1969. 3. Two questions arise from the facts narrated above. In the first place, the question is A Nether an appeal was competent in the High Court after the repeal of the Industrial Disputes Ordinance, 1969. It was held by a Division Bench of the High Court in the case of Ahmad Husain v.. Messrs Sartaj…

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