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Citation: 1972 PLC 441
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 1971
Decision Date: 1971-12-31
Parties: MESSRS HOTEL COLUMBUS LTD., KARACHI vs KARACHI HOTEL WORKERS' UNION JUDGMENT
Case cited as 1972 PLC 441
Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Abdul Qadir Sheikh, Mir Khuda Bakhsh Marri Title:MESSRS HOTEL COLUMBUS LTD., KARACHI vs KARACHI HOTEL WORKERS' UNION JUDGMENT Reported As: 1972 PLC 441 Result: Petition accepted Judgment JUDGMENT KHUDA BAKHSH MARRI, J.-This Constitutional Petition is directed against the order dated 12-9-70, of learned Chairman, First West Pakistan Industrial Court, Karachi, by which petitioner was "prohibited from continuing the lock-out and in all fairness it is expected that it will allow its workmen aforesaid to resume their duty forthwith." 2. The facts giving rise to this petition briefly are, that respondent No. 1, Karachi Hotel Workers' Union, a registered Trade Union under West Pakistan Trade Unions Ordinance, 1968, claiming to represent workers employed in petitioner's hotel issued him a notice of demand. Under section 26 (1) of Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 on 1-1-1970, and subsequently on 15-1-1970 issued a notice of strike under section 28 (1) of Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, as a result, Assistant Director, Labour Welfare Government of West Pakistan, Karachi, called upon petitioner to attend a joint meeting with workers to be held on 26-1-1970 for discussion on strike notice. 3. The petitioner however, challenged the locus standi of respondent No. 1 Karachi Hotel Workers' Union for being incompetent under law, either to issue notice of demand or notice to call a strike, this intimation was sent duly to respon--dents Nos. 1…
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