The Province of West Pakistan vs Pakistan Western Railway and 94 respondents — 1970 PLC 408

Citation: 1970 PLC 408

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Headnotes

Judgment JUDGMENT SAJJAD AHMAD, J.-This order will dispose of six Civil Appeals Nos. 363 of 1965) to ensure the continued validity of the aforesaid award.

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s):Waheeduddin Ahmad, Mujibur Rahman Khan, Sajjad Ahmad Jan, JUDGMENT Reported As: 1970 PLC 408 Result: Q. Judgment JUDGMENT SAJJAD AHMAD, J.-This order will dispose of six Civil Appeals Nos. 36 to 41 of 1969, which arise out of a common judgment delivered by a Division Bench of the High Court of West Pakistan, Lahore Seat, in five first appeals brought before it by the appellant herein (The Province of West Pakistan) under section 12(5) of the Industrial Disputes Ordinance, 1959 (hereinafter described as the Ordinance), against certain orders of the Industrial Court in respect of an award given by it in an industrial dispute between the Pakistan Western Railway and the 94 respondents herein, who are ticket examiners working under the aforesaid Railway, and a writ petition filed by the latter (Writ Petition No. 363 of 1965) to ensure the continued validity of the aforesaid award. While the appeals filed by the appellant were dismissed by the High Court as incompetent, the writ petition of the --- ## Page 2 respondents was accepted and a direction was made that the award of the Industrial Court was binding on the parties, which could be varied to the disadvantage of the respondents only if the appellant was able to show to the Industrial Court that a change of circumstances .had taken place which warranted a review of the whole situation. To appreciate the legal issues on which this Court had granted leave to appeal to the…

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