THE DISTRICT MANAGER, GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT SERVICE, HYDERABAD vs — 1971 PLC 177

Citation: 1971 PLC 177

Court: Labour Appellate Tribunal

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-09-16

Parties: THE DISTRICT MANAGER, GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT SERVICE, HYDERABAD vs ABDUL MAJEED AND ANOTHER

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 PLC 177

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Appellate Tribunal Judge(s): Inamullah Khan Title:THE DISTRICT MANAGER, GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT SERVICE, HYDERABAD vs ABDUL MAJEED AND ANOTHER Case No.: Appeal No. HYD-196 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-09-16 Reported As: 1971 PLC 177 Result: appeal is dismissed Judgment DECISION This is an appeal against an award of the learned Labour Court dated 18th June - 1970, whereby the learned Court allowed the application of the respondent under section 38 of the West Pakistan Industrial Disputes Ordinance, 1968 (hereinafter called the repealed Ordinance. The respondent applied to the Court challenging his dismissal on the ground that the appellant had dismissed him without giving him a show-cause notice. 2. I have heard Mr. Azmatullah Khan, the learned Representative for the appellant. He was not able to satisfy me that the respondent could be dismissed from service without being given an opportunity to show cause against the proposed action against him. The respondent, no doubt, was absent from service for more than 10 days. He should, however, have been given an opportunity to show cause as to why he had been absent for more than 10 days. He may have been able to satisfy the authorities concerned that his absence from service was due to circumstances beyond his control. The authorities concerned may have taken a reasonable attitude and may have re-instate him. It was, however, in the discretion and judgment of the authorities concerned whether to accept his…

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