ABDUL WAHAB KHAN vs THE GENERAL IRON AND STEEL WORKS LTD., KARACHI — 1969 SCMR 166

Citation: 1969 SCMR 166

Court: Labour Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-03-13

Parties: ABDUL WAHAB KHAN vs THE GENERAL IRON AND STEEL WORKS LTD., KARACHI

Headnotes

Case cited as 1969 SCMR 166

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Court Judge(s): Agha Ali Haider Title: ABDUL WAHAB KHAN vs THE GENERAL IRON AND STEEL WORKS LTD., KARACHI Case No.: Application No. 47 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1971-03-13 Reported As: 1972 PLC 112 Result: N/A Judgment AWARD It was alleged by the petitioner that because of his Union activities, a number of charge-sheets were drawn up against him and eventually on the basis of the last charge-sheet, dated 25th August 11969, he was dismissed without any fault of his own. The petition was resisted on a number of grounds and even the maintainability of the petition was challenged, The petitioner was the only witness on his behalf while the respondents examined Ashfaq Hussain, the Assistant Labour Officer. The charge levelled against the petitioner as made out by the charge-sheet was that though assisted by a Coolie, he could complete only 26 pieces of the strips of copper contacts and file the edges in 36 hours and 30 minutes, indicating that he had resorted to go-slow tactes, which constituted misconduct on his part. The petitioner in his affidavit made out that he had given a detailed explanation on 26th August 1969 vide Annexure B in which he had furnished all particulars of the job carried out during that the. It is noteworthy that he was not cross-examined on this aspect of the matter. There is no evidence also from the side of the respondents as to what could be the normal output of a worker within that period. It is also not the case of any body that…

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