EMPLOYEES UNION vs WAH CEMENT WORKS, WAH — 1971 PLC 207

Citation: 1971 PLC 207

Court: Labour Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-02-23

Parties: EMPLOYEES UNION vs WAH CEMENT WORKS, WAH

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 PLC 207

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Court Judge(s): Muhammad Jamil Asghar, Ch. Khurshid Ahmad, Ch. Muhammad Title: EMPLOYEES UNION vs WAH CEMENT WORKS, WAH Case No.: Date of Judgment:1970-02-23 Reported As: 1971 PLC 207 Result: accordingly allow Judgment ORDER M. JAMIL ASGHAR (CHAIRMAN). An Industrial Dispute arose between the employees of Wah Cement Works and theManagement of Wah Cement Works. Strike notice was given on 18-3-1968. Thereafter conciliation proceedings started, but no agreement was arrived at. The Conciliation Officer on 22-4-1958 issued the Failure Certificate. Thereupon the General Secretary on behalf of the Wah Cement Works Employees' Union filed the present petition under section 6 (8) of the Industrial Disputes Ordinance, 1953 alongwith the schedule of demands. The Management of the Wah Cement Works resisted the petition. After the close of evidence and arguments it transpired that in order to decide the preliminary objection as to whether this petition was competent, additional evidence became necessary to enable us to come to a right decision. We accordingly acting under rule 15 of the Industrial Disputes Rules, 1960, allowed the petitioners' Union to produce additional evidence on the preliminary issue vide our order dated I1-10-1969 The petitioners' Union filed another application praying that even on merits they be allowed to produce some additional evi--dence in order to enable this Court to come to a just decision. The respondent vehemently opposed the petition.…

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