MD. BADIUL ALAM vs IDRIS AL QAZI AND 3 OTHERS — 1971 PLC 76

Citation: 1971 PLC 76

Court: Labour Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-07-10

Parties: MD. BADIUL ALAM vs IDRIS AL QAZI AND 3 OTHERS

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 PLC 76

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Court Judge(s): Muhammad Karim, S. A. Hakem, Nurul Islam Khan Title: MD. BADIUL ALAM vs IDRIS AL QAZI AND 3 OTHERS Case No.: Case No. 163 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-07-10 Reported As: 1971 PLC 76 Result: N/A Judgment AWARD MD. NURUL ISLAM KHAN (CHAIRMAN). This is an appli--cation under section 34 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 hereinafter referred to as the Ordinance. The case of the first party is that he is the President of Talukdar Dying and Finishing Works Sramik Union. The second party respondents employed more than 50 workers in their establishment which is situated within the urban area of Narayanganj and therefore, they are liable to pay minimum wages of Rs. 125-00 per month to each of the unskilled workers as per-section 5 of the East Pakistan Minimum Wages (Fixation) Ordinance, 1969 with effect from 1st July 1969. But in violation of the provisions of the said Ordinance, the second parties have not paid the workers the minimum Wages as prescribed by law. Hence this application has been filed with a payer that the second party be directed to pay all arrear wages since July 1969, at the rate. fixed by the said Ordinance. The second party entered into appearance by filing written statement in which they submitted that the actual number of workers employed in the factory of the second party at present was only 14, and, therefore, the Minimum Wages (Fixation) Ordinance does nt apply in their case. This matter was heard on several…

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