GENERAL IRON AND STEEL WORKS LTD., KARACHI vs ABDUL WAHAB KHAN — 1972 PLC 215

Citation: 1972 PLC 215

Court: Labour Appellate Tribunal

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-06-05

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

Headnotes

Case cited as 1972 PLC 215

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Appellate Tribunal Judge(s): Inamullah Khan Title: GENERAL IRON AND STEEL WORKS LTD., KARACHI vs ABDUL WAHAB KHAN Case No.: Appeal No. KAR-374 of 1971 Date of Judgment:1971-06-05 Reported As: 1972 PLC 215 Result: appeal is dismissed Judgment DECISION This is an appeal under section 3 7(3) of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 (hereinafter called the Ordinance), against an order dated March 13, 1971. The impugned order was passed on an application under section 34 of the Ordinance, whereby the learned Court ordered the re- instatement of the respondent "with all the back benefits and continuity of service." The facts giving rise to the appeal briefly put are these. 2. The respondent as employed as a Fitter by the Appel--lant-Company. He was charge-sheeted on 25th August 1969, for go-slow tactics and waste of the. He was found guilty by the Enquiry officer and was dismissed from service on 17th September 1969. Fie made the present application under sec--tion 34 of the Ordinance read with Standing Order No. 18 on 29-11-69. 3. The order of dismissal was challenged on the ground that the respondent was victimized and that the enquiry was a farce. 4. The learned Labour Court came to the conclusion that no case of go-slow, as defined in the Ordinance, had been made out and that the respondent could be guilty of dilatory, careless or wasteful working within the meaning of Standing Order 15(1) (ii) (d) for which the respondent could only be fined and not…

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