SHER ALI AND 20 Other vs THE MANAGER, P. I. D. C. COLLIERIES, QUETTA AND — 1952 PLD 258

Citation: 1952 PLD 258

Court: Balochistan High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Parties: SHER ALI AND 20 Other vs THE MANAGER, P. I. D. C. COLLIERIES, QUETTA AND JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1952 Lah. 258

Judgment Text

Court Name: Balochistan High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Haleem Title:SHER ALI AND 20 Other vs THE MANAGER, P. I. D. C. COLLIERIES, QUETTA AND JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1970 Quetta 85 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT This revision is directed against the order of the Authority under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 dated 22nd May 1967, by which it rejected the claim of the petitioners for payment of delayed wages. 2. In brief, the facts are that the petitioners filed an application under sections 15 and 16 of the Payment of Wages Act claiming payment of delayed wages for the period between 21st February 1959 and 13th August 1959. It was alleged in the application that the petitioners were the employees of W. P. I. D. C, represented through the respondents and worked as labourers in a coal mine in the Sore range leased out to the W. P. I. D. C., it was, therefore, that they were entitled to the payment of delayed wages for the above period. This claim was, however, denied by the representatives of the W. P. I. D. C. On the ground that they were not the employees of the W. P. I. D. C. But were engaged by a certain contractor named Tamadar; they, were therefore not entitled to file an application for the payment of delayed wages under the Act against the W. 1'. I. D. C. The Authority, however, by its order dated 13th April 1962, allowed the payment of delayed wages to the extent of Rs. 7137.81. The respondents thereupon preferred an appeal, against this order to the…

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