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Citation: 1967 PLC 488
Court: Labour Appellate Tribunal
Year: 1970
Decision Date: 1970-09-02
Parties: WORKERS"UNION vs Messrs 'INDIA FLOUR MILLS LTD., KARACHI
Case cited as 1967 PLC 488
Court Name: Labour Appellate Tribunal Judge(s): Inamullah Khan Title: WORKERS"UNION vs Messrs 'INDIA FLOUR MILLS LTD., KARACHI Case No.: Appeal No. KAR-168 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-09-02 Reported As: 1971 PLC 135 Result: appeal is dismissed Judgment DECISION This is an appeal against an award dated 30th April 1970, of the 1st West Pakistan Labour Court, Karachi. Tile impugned order was passed in the following circumstances: 2. On 13th March 1968, Mr. Usman Saleh Mohammad, General Secretary of .the India Flour. Mills Workers' Union, Karachi, raised certain demands against Messrs India Flour Mills Limited. The conciliation proceedings having failed, a Failure Certificate were issued on 19th April 1968, by the Concilia--tion Officer. The General Secretary of the Union made an application under section 6(8) of the West Pakistan Industrial Disputes Ordinance, 1968 (hereinafter called the repealed Ordinance) before the Court on 11th May 1968. The Manage--ment raised a preliminary objection that the Mill having closed the industrial dispute raised by the union had become in fructuous. The contention found favour with the learned Court and it dismissed the application on 20th February 1969. On appeal, the t Appellate Tribunal on 19th May 1969 came to the conclusion that the Court should have adjudicated upon the industrial dispute, so far as the liability of the Management stood up to 27th June 1969. The admitted position is that there was no 1st Industrial Court for some time…
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