A. T. M. ABDUL HALIM vs THE EASTERN MERCANTILE BANK LTD., CHITTAGONG — 1971 PLC 347

Citation: 1971 PLC 347

Court: Labour Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-09-25

Parties: A. T. M. ABDUL HALIM vs THE EASTERN MERCANTILE BANK LTD., CHITTAGONG AND ANOTHER

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 PLC 347

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Court Judge(s): Muhammad Karim, S. A. Hakem, Nurul Islam Khan Title:A. T. M. ABDUL HALIM vs THE EASTERN MERCANTILE BANK LTD., CHITTAGONG AND ANOTHER Case No.: Complaint Case No. 371 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-09-25 Reported As: 1971 PLC 347 Result: case is allowed in part Judgment ORDER MD. NURUL ISLAM KHAN (CHAIRMAN).-.This is an application under section 25(l)(b) of the. East Pakistan Employment of Labour (Standing Orders) Act, 1965, which will be hereinafter referred to as the Act. The case of the first party is that he was employed as a Clerk, Grade II, on 20-10-1967. His last pay was Rs. 190.00 on 24-4-1970 on which date the second party illegally and arbitrarily dismissed him in violation of the legal principles. There was no enquiry into the allegations and no opportunity was given to him to explain his conduct and to defend himself. He was put under illegal suspension from 1-11-1968 right up to the dismissal that is, for a period of 18 months without any valid and lawful ground. During the period of suspension the first party was granted subsistence allowance only at the rate of --th of the basic salary that is, Rs. 25'00 whereas he was entitled to get subsistence allowance at the rate of 50 per cent. of his gross salary for 60 days and thereafter he was entitled to get full wages for the entire period of suspension. The first party was arrested by Police in, connection with introducing an account in the Bank and a case of fraud committed by…

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