CHITTAGONG vs THE REGISTRAR OF TRADE UNIONS — 1970 PLC 163

Citation: 1970 PLC 163

Court: Labour Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-10-13

Parties: C. & B. ROAD & BUILDING SRAMIK UNION, CHITTAGONG vs THE REGISTRAR OF TRADE UNIONS, GOVERNMENT OF EAST PAKISTAN,

Headnotes

Result: N/A Judgment DECISION MD. NURUL ISLAM KHAN (CHAIRMAN).

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Court Judge(s): S. A. Haleem, Muhammad Karim, Nurul Islam Khan Title:C. & B. ROAD & BUILDING SRAMIK UNION, CHITTAGONG vs THE REGISTRAR OF TRADE UNIONS, GOVERNMENT OF EAST PAKISTAN, Case No.: Case No. 244 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-10-13 Reported As: (1) 1970 PLC 163 Result: N/A Judgment DECISION MD. NURUL ISLAM KHAN (CHAIRMAN). This is an applica--tion under section 8(3) of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, hereinafter referred to as the Ordinance, by the first party Union by way of an appeal against a decision of an omission of a decision, which the Registrar of Trade Unions was statutorily supposed to pass in due course. The case of the first party is that they have formed a Trade Union of Class III and Class 1V employees including Work---Charge employees who are directly or indirectly engaged under the Chief Engineer of Roads and Highways and Buildings Directorate of the Government of East Pakistan. The Union came into existence on 4-2-1970. The petitioner applied with all particulars to the Registrar of Trade Unions on 12-2-1970 for registration of the Union under section 8 of the Ordinance. Though the Registrar of Trade Union was bound to give a decision in this case within 60 days, he did nothing of the sort even after a lapse of this period. Hence this application for directing the Registrar of Trade Unions to pass necessary orders under section 8(3) of the Ordinance. The second party respondent entered into appearance and filed a letter…

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