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THE COLONY TEXTILE MILLS LTD., LAHORE vs THE WEST PAKISTAN LABOUR — 1971 PLD 348

Citation: 1971 PLD 348

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-06-30

Parties: THE COLONY TEXTILE MILLS LTD., LAHORE vs THE WEST PAKISTAN LABOUR COURT (NORTHERN ZONE), LAHORE AND 5 OTHERS

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Lahore 348

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Sardar Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Ali Sayed Title:THE COLONY TEXTILE MILLS LTD., LAHORE vs THE WEST PAKISTAN LABOUR COURT (NORTHERN ZONE), LAHORE AND 5 OTHERS Case No.: Writ Petition No, 450 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-06-30 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 348 Result: Petition dismissed in limine Judgment ORDER SARDAR MUHAMMAD IQBAL, J.--Respondents 2 to 5 as the, representatives of the employees of the Colony Textile Mills Ltd., Civil & Military Gazette Building, 48-The Shahra-i-Quaid-i-Azam,. Lahore, served a strike notice on the company on the 20th of September 1963 raising a number of demands. The. Assistant Director, Labour Welfare (Conciliation), Lahore Region, initiated on the 21st of September 1.963 the conciliation' proceedings under section 5 of the Industrial Disputes Ordinance 1959 to bring about settlement between the patties. The conciliation proceedings failed and consequently the Conciliation Officer issued on the 18th Of October 1963 a Failure Certificate under section 5(4) Of the Ordinance. Respondents 2, to 5, on, the basis of the certificate, filed a petition under section 5(5) of the Ordinance before the Industrial Court for adjudication and determination of the industrial dispute. The case has a chequered history thereafter, but since they are not relevant for the purposes of disposal of this petition, we would not advert to those facts. The case was still pending when the West Pakistan. Industrial Disputes…

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