THE GENERAL SECRETARY, RAILWAY WORKERS' UNION, QUETTA vs THE — 1970 PLC 485

Citation: 1970 PLC 485

Court: Industrial Appellate Tribunal

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-05-23

Parties: THE GENERAL SECRETARY, RAILWAY WORKERS' UNION, QUETTA vs THE REGISTRAR, TRADE UNIONS, WEST-PAKISTAN, LAHORE AND ANOTHER

Headnotes

Case cited as 1970 PLC 485

Judgment Text

Court Name: Industrial Appellate Tribunal Judge(s): Inamullah Khan Title:THE GENERAL SECRETARY, RAILWAY WORKERS' UNION, QUETTA vs THE REGISTRAR, TRADE UNIONS, WEST-PAKISTAN, LAHORE AND ANOTHER Case No.: Appeal No. QTA-52 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-05-23 Reported As: 1970 PLC 485 Result: rules made Judgment ORDER This is an appeal under section 11 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, against an order of the Registrar, Trade Unions, Lahore, dated 23rd September 1969, whereby the Registrar cancelled the Registration Certificate of the appellant-Union, 2. The facts necessary for the disposal of this appeal, briefly put are these. 3. The General Secretary of the appellant-Union sent an appeal through post to the. Industrial Court, Lahore. The same was returned to the General Secretary on the ground that the appeal could not be accepted through post. The appellant thereafter presented the appeal before the 'Court on 14 November 1969. The appeal was dismissed by the learned Court' on the objection of the respondent that the appeal lay to the Appellate Tribunal and not the Labour Court.At this stage, all that is necessary to observe is that the learned Court had no jurisdiction-to dismiss the appeal. It should have returned the Memorandum of appeal to the appellant for presentation to the proper Court. An order of dismissal implies jurisdiction. 4. When the matter was taken, up today, the General Secretary of the appellant-Union was present in person. " No one appeared,…

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