KALA MIA vs THE MANAGER, MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ORGANISATION, E. P. — 1970 PLC 826

Citation: 1970 PLC 826

Court: Labour Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-05-15

Parties: KALA MIA vs THE MANAGER, MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ORGANISATION, E. P. WAPDA. DACCA

Headnotes

Case cited as 1970 PLC 826

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Court Judge(s): S. A. Haleem, Muhammad Karim, Nurul Islam Khan Title:KALA MIA vs THE MANAGER, MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ORGANISATION, E. P. WAPDA. DACCA Case No.: Case No. 2 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-05-15 Reported As: 1970 PLC 826 Result: accordingly ordered Judgment ORDER MD. NURUL ISLAM KHAN (CHAIR.MAN).-This is an application under Order IX, rule 13,C. P. C. for setting aside the ex parte order, dated 10-i-70 passed in Complaint Case No. 170 of 1969 and for revival of that case for re-hearing. The case of the petitioner second-party is that the Deputy Manager, Operations of the E. P. WAPDA, Tejgaon Industrial Area; Dacca, went abroad at the tithe of the hearing of the case. An official letter was written to the Court praying for '3 months' time. The Department did not get any answer to that letter. The Department had no knowledge about the procedure of the Court; and as such the official concerned was under the impres--sion that the next date of the case had not been fixed and had not got the summons again. So, they could not turn up and the case was heard ex parte and decision was given in the case. When the first party O. P. filed a joining report to the office of the second party on 10-2-70 the office became alert and hence filed this petition for review. The first party O. P. objected to this saying that the second party-petitioner was aware of the date and ignorance of law no excuse for them. The petitioner O. P. had a good case. He was kept under…

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