CHITTARANJAN COTTON MILLS LTD. vs STAFF UNION — 1971 PLD 197

Citation: 1971 PLD 197

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-11-26

Parties: CHITTARANJAN COTTON MILLS LTD. vs STAFF UNION

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Supreme Court 197

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Abdus Sattar, Hamoodur Rahman, Mujibur Rahman Khan Title: CHITTARANJAN COTTON MILLS LTD. vs STAFF UNION Case No.: Civil Appeal No, 2-D of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-11-26 Reported As: PLD 1971 Supreme Court 197 Result: Appeal accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT HAMOODUR RAHMAN, C.J.--This appeal, by special leave, arises out of a judgment of a Division Bench of the High Court of East Pakistan affirming an award given by the Second Labour Court, Dacca, on the 18th of April 1968, in an appeal under subsection (5) of section 13 of the East Pakistan Labour Disputes Act, 1965. The labour dispute was raised by the respondent-Union over the dismissal of one, Sachindera Chandra Chakraborty, Warehouse-in-Charge, and the reversion of one, Pankaj Kumar Sarkar, from the post of Junior Office Assistant of the Warehouse to his original post of Bundler, in October 1967. It appears that in September 1967, 3 bales of fresh cloth and 9 bales of defective cloth were found missing from the godown of the appellant. In respect of this an enquiry was held and charge- sheets were issued to some 8 employees, including the two persons named above. The Accountant of the appellant was appointed the Enquiry Officer and he reported on the 14th of October 1967, recommending that the maximum punishment should be given to Sachindara Chandra Chakraborty and a lesser punishment to Pankaj Kumar Sarkar. On perusal of the report the Administrative Officer of the appellant…

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