UNITED ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, KARACHI vs NOOR GUL — 1972 PLC 281

Citation: 1972 PLC 281

Court: Labour Appellate Tribunal

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-09-28

Parties: UNITED ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, KARACHI vs NOOR GUL

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Case cited as 1972 PLC 281

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Appellate Tribunal Judge(s): Inamullah Khan Title: UNITED ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, KARACHI vs NOOR GUL Case No.: Appeal No. KAR-660 of 1971 Date of Judgment:1971-09-28 Reported As: 1972 PLC 281 Result: N/A Judgment DECISION Tills is an appeal against an order of the learned First Labour Court, Karachi, dated July 13, 1971, whereby the learned Court ordered the appellant to pay one month's notice pay and four months' wages as gratuity. The facts giving rise to the appeal briefly put are these. 2. The respondent, Noor Gul, was employed as a Driver by the appellant-Company. It is alleged by the respondent that he received a letter on 15th March 1971, from the Personnel Officer of the Company that his service had been terminated with effect from 15th March 1971. On the other hand, the cast of the appellant-Company that the respondent had submitted his resignation on 15th March 1971, which was accepted by the Company by a letter of the same date. The respondent claimed that he did not resign and, therefore, he was entitled to re-instatement or in the alternative for the payment of his legal dues, that is. Earned Wags, Notice Pay, Gratuity, Leave Dues, etc, The learned Court having come to the conclusion; that the respondent had not resigned from service held that his services could not be deemed to have been terminated on 15th March 1971, and therefore, he was entitled to Notice Pay and other dues, as already stated above. 3. Mr. S. P. Lodhi for the…

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