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Citation: 1971 PLC 174
Court: Labour Appellate Tribunal
Year: 1970
Decision Date: 1970-09-19
Parties: SAEED KHAN vs THE DISTRICT MANAGER, GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT SERVICE,
Case cited as 1971 PLC. 174
Court Name: Labour Appellate Tribunal Judge(s): Inamullah Khan Title: SAEED KHAN vs THE DISTRICT MANAGER, GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT SERVICE, Case No.: Appeal No. SKR-167 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-09-19 Reported As: 1971 PLC. 174 Result: accordingly dismissed Judgment DECISION This is an appeal against an award dated 1 May 1970, whereby the learned Labour Court dismissed the application of the appellant under section 38 of the West Pakistan Industrial Disputes Ordinance, 1968 (hereinafter called the repealed Ordinance), on the ground that there was no violation of section 37 of the repealed Ordinance. The facts giving rise to the appeal briefly put are these. 2. The bus of the appellant was checked on 12th February 1969. He was charge-sheeted on 15th February 1969, and submitted his reply thereto on 22nd February 1969. Mr. Arz Mohammad Abro was appointed Enquiry Officer. After recording the evidence of Mr. Mohammad Siddiq, the Checker, and that of Mr. Jan Mohammad, on behalf of the appellant and the statement of the appellant himself, the Enquiry Officer held the appellant to be guilty of misconduct for which he was charge- sheeted. 3. Mohammad Siddiq, Traffic Assistant, had checked the bus of the appellant at Pannu Aqil. He found that 8 persons were travelling from Sanghi to Pannu Aqil and were without tickets and that the appellant had realized fare from them. 4. Before the learned Labour Court, Mohammad Siddiq and the Enquiry Officer appeared for the Department while the…
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