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Petitioner: GHAZANFAR ALI VS Respondent: PUNJAB URBAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND ANOTHER
Court Name: Labour Appellate Tribunal Judge(s): Sardar Muhammad Abdul Ghafoor Khan Lodhi Title: GHAZANFAR ALI vs PUNJAB URBAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND ANOTHER Case No.: Appeal No, LHR-66 of 1985 Date of Judgment:1985-02-16 Reported As: 1985 PLC 795 Result: Appeal dismissed
JUDGMENT
JUDGMENT ' The decision dated 20th December, 1984 recorded by the learned Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No, 1, Lahore has been challenged, whereby directing the reinstatement of the appellant in service, the respondents were permitted to hold fresh inquiry. 2. The bus conducted by the appellant was checked on 4th November, 1978 and it was found that he had received 85 paisas from two passengers each but had not issued tickets to them. Inquiry was held ex parte. The two without ticket passengers had got down from The bus at the stop where the checking party had boarded the bus and are alleged to have seen the appellant receiving the fare. Giving permission to hold fresh inquiry is the discretion of the Labour Courts. Since the inquiry was held ex parte and the appellant could not get opportunity of cross-examination and to produce defence witnesses, so fresh inquiry was rightly ordered. The order is beneficial to the appellant, inasmuch as he will get opportunity to cross-examine the prosecution witnesses and will examine defence witnesses to prove his innocence. If he is reinstated, he is likely to get back benefits also if he proves that he remained unemployed. 3. As a result, the appeal having no force is dismissed in limine.