THE DISTRICT MANAGER, GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT SERVICE, HYDERABAD vs — 1971 PLC 403

Citation: 1971 PLC 403

Court: Labour Appellate Tribunal

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-09-14

Parties: THE DISTRICT MANAGER, GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT SERVICE, HYDERABAD vs GHULAM ABBAS AND ANOTHER

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Case cited as 1971 PLC 403

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Appellate Tribunal Judge(s): Inamullah Khan Title:THE DISTRICT MANAGER, GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT SERVICE, HYDERABAD vs GHULAM ABBAS AND ANOTHER Case No.: Appeal No. HYD-164 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-09-14 Reported As: 1971 PLC 403 Result: N/A Judgment DECISION This is an appeal against an award dated 14th May 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of the respondent under section 38 of the West Pakistan Industrial Disputes Ordinance, 1968 (hereinafter called the repealed Ordinance).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 learned Court came to the conclusion that the respondent could not have been dismissed for the offence for which he was not charge- sheeted, The facts giving rise to the appeal briefly put are these: 2. The respondent was a Conductor in the Government Transport Service, Hyderabad. His bus was checked and it was found that 17 passengers were without tickets and that the respondent had not realised fare front any one of them. He was charge-sheeted for neglect of work. The Enquiry Officer found him guilty of neglect of work. The District Manager on perusing the report did not agree with him. 'The District Manager himself examined the respondent and came to the conclusion, after perusing his past record, that he was guilty of misconduct, inasmuch as, he had habitually neglected his -work and dismissed him. 3. Before the learned Court; it was urged that there-was a violation of the ingredients of section 37 of the repealed Ordinance, inasmuch as, he could not be…

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