MUHAMMAD NIZAM-UD-DIN vs DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDLNT, P. W. R., LAHORE — 1970 PLC 93

Citation: 1970 PLC 93

Court: Commissioner For Workmen's Compensation

Year: 1966

Decision Date: 1966-08-09

Parties: Workmen's Compensation And Authority Under Payment Of Wages Act, Lahore Division, Lahore MUHAMMAD NIZAM-UD-DIN vs DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDLNT, P. W. R., LAHORE

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Case cited as 1970 PLC 93

Judgment Text

Court Name: Commissioner For Workmen's Compensation Judge(s): Mian Nisar Ahmad Saleem Title:Workmen's Compensation And Authority Under Payment Of Wages Act, Lahore Division, Lahore MUHAMMAD NIZAM-UD-DIN vs DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDLNT, P. W. R., LAHORE Case No.: Date of Judgment:1966-08-09 Reported As: 1970 PLC 93 Result: N/A Judgment ORDER This is an application from Muhammad Nizamuddin son of Abdul Qadir under the Payment of Wages Act against the Divisional Superintendent, P. W. R., Lahore for the refund of Rs. 25 deducted from his monthly wages by the respondent and compensation amounting to ten times of the deductions. The petitioner also filed an application for grant of stay against the respondent forbidding him to make further deductions pending the decision of the case. My predecessor vide his order dated 3-8-1965 issued a stay order directing the Railway Administration not to make any deductions from his monthly wages and framed the following four issues:- (1) Whether there was an express entrustment of the goods to the petitioner within the meaning of section 7, subsection (2), clause (c) of Payment of Wages Act, 1936 if not, what is its effect. O. P. X. (2) Whether the respondent was legally justified to deduct the amount in dispute. O. P. R. (3) Whether the petitioner took all precautionery measures in the matter to prevent the damage to the consignment and also the claim against the Railway Department. (4) Relief. Briefly the facts of the- case are that the…

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