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Petitioner: ABDUL RAZZAQUE BALOCH VS Respondent: Messrs OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION through Regional Coordinator/Principal, Admn. Officer, Karachi
Court Name: Labour Appellate Tribunal Judge(s): Mushtaq Ali Kazi Title:ABDUL RAZZAQUE BALOCH vs Messrs OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
through Regional Coordinator/Principal, Admn. Officer, Karachi Case No.: Appeal No, KAR-457 of 1993 Date of Judgment:1995-12-07 Reported As: 1996 PLC 336 Result: Appeal dismissed Judgment DECISION ' Appellant Abdul Razzaque was working as a driver with Oil & Gas Corporation since 4-11-1966. He was transferred to Thanobola Khan on 1-1-1984 and was relieved. For more than six years the appellant disappeared and did not report for duty at Thanobola Khan. His services were therefore terminated and an enquiry was not considered necessary. When the appellant returned after more than six years he reported for duty showing his absence to be on account of illness but by that time he was no longer in service of the Corporation. 2. The learned Labour Court found that sickness was an excuse as the same had not been proved and the order of his termination was justifiable and did not call for interference. 3. When an employee absconds after desertion of duty and is not heard of for more than six years no further precautions would appear to be necessary before terminating his services. 4. Appeal is accordingly dismissed.