MESSRS PARIS MILLS (SABINA LTD.), KARACHI vs WORKMEN REPRESENTED BY — 1970 PLC 166

Citation: 1970 PLC 166

Court: Industrial Appellate Tribunal

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-09-20

Parties: MESSRS PARIS MILLS (SABINA LTD.), KARACHI vs WORKMEN REPRESENTED BY THE PARIS MILLS WORKERS' UNION AND ANOTHER

Headnotes

Case cited as 1970 PLC 166

Judgment Text

Court Name: Industrial Appellate Tribunal Judge(s): Inamullah Khan Title:MESSRS PARIS MILLS (SABINA LTD.), KARACHI vs WORKMEN REPRESENTED BY THE PARIS MILLS WORKERS' UNION AND ANOTHER Case No.:Appeals Nos. KAR.-3 and 5 of 1969Appeal No. KAR.-3 of 1969Appeal No. KAR.-5 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1969-09-20 Reported As: 1970 PLC 166 Result: Company, allowed Judgment ORDER These are two cross-appeals against an award of the learned Chairman, First West Pakistan Industrial Court, Karachi, dated 11th December 1968, whereby the learned Chairman granted 15 days' basic wages to the workers and bonus for the year 1967, 41; pro rata basis. The appellants in Appeal No. KAR-3 of 1969 (hereinafter called the Management) challenged the impugned order on the ground that there was no appreciable profits during the year 1967, so as to justify the award. On the other hand, the appellants in Appeal No. KAR-5 of 1969 (hereinafter called the Workers' Union', challenged the order of the Industrial Court on the ground that there was huge profit entitling the workmen to a bonus for two months' wages at pro rata basis for the year 1967. The facts giving rise to the appeals briefly put are these. 2. The Paris Mills Workers' Union gave a strike-notice to the Management in respect of one demand only, namely, "That till workmen should be paid bonus for the year 1967, at two months total wages at pro rata basis". The conciliation having failed, the Workers' Union made an application under section 6(8) of…

Read the full judgment on Al Wakeelo — Pakistan's AI-powered legal research platform.