THE SECRETARY, EAST PAKISTAN ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION vs THE E. P. — 1971 PLC 24

Citation: 1971 PLC 24

Court: Labour Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-07-01

Parties: THE SECRETARY, EAST PAKISTAN ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION vs THE E. P. R. T. C. WORKERS' UNION

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Case cited as 1971 PLC 24

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Court Judge(s): Muhammad Karim, S. A. Hakem, Nurul Islam Khan Title:THE SECRETARY, EAST PAKISTAN ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION vs THE E. P. R. T. C. WORKERS' UNION Case No.: Case No. 211 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-07-01 Reported As: 1971 PLC 24 Result: N/A Judgment DECISION MD. NURIIL ISLAM KHAN (CHAMMAN). This is an application under section 417 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 4969, hereinafter referred to as the 1. R. O. filed by the Secretary, Fast Pakistan Road Transport Corporation, hereinafter called as the E. P. R. T. C., for permission to retrench 266 surplus workers. The case of the first party is that Industrial Relations Case No. 164 of 1970 between the present petitioner, the E. P. R. T. C. and the opposite-party the E. P. R. T. C. Workers' Union is pending before this Court for adjudication. Under a recent survey for taking economic measure, the E. P. R. T. C. has found 266 redundant workers. For retrenching them they seek permission of the Court for retrenchment in view of the pendency of I. R. Case No. 164 of 1970. This is being done as a measure of economy as the E. P. R. T. C. is losing rupees fifty thousand per month to retain the surplus staff. The measure would be taken in exercise of economy and this would be no measure of punishment against the workers. Even during the pendency of the present case the E. P. R. T. C. approaches the Court for according permission to take necessary action as prayed for. During the course of the…

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