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Citation: 1970 PLC 887
Court: Labour Court
Year: 1969
Decision Date: 1969-12-31
Parties: PURBO PAK. JUTE MILLS SRAMIK UNION vs PURBO PAKISTAN JUTE MILLS LTD, DACCA
Case cited as 1970 PLC 887
Court Name: Labour Court Judge(s): Muhammad Karim, S. A. Hakem, Nurul Islam Khan Title:PURBO PAK. JUTE MILLS SRAMIK UNION vs PURBO PAKISTAN JUTE MILLS LTD, DACCA Case No.: Case No. 208 of 1970 Date of Judgment:- Reported As: 1970 PLC 887 Result: N/A Judgment decision MD. NURAL ISLAM KHAN (CHAIRMAN).--This is an applica--tion under section 34, read with section 45 (1) of the Industrial Relations Ordinance; 1969, hereinafter referred to as the I. R. O., for prohibiting the lock-out in the second party jute mills. The case of the first party is that their Union is the duly registered and collective bargaining agent. They submitted a charter of demands on 3-3-70. But after the receipt of the charter of demands the Management started harassing the Union workers in various ways and ultimately they submitted a counter-charter of demands on 'I-4-70 in which they demanded of the Union to stop all sorts of gherao, intimidation; threatening coercion, violence, etc., which had no financial implication and which are triable in the Court of Magistrate. Thereafter suddenly on 13-4-70 the Management closed the mills under section 6 (6) of the East Pakistan Employment of Labour (Standing Orders) Act, 1965, for an indefinite period. During the closure they submitted a notice for lock-out on, 11-5-70. This is an illegal lock-out in so far the charter of demands is not legal and the collective bargaining agent cannot give any relief to the other party. Further, during the closure of the mills…
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