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Petitioner: HAJI AHMED and 5 others VS Respondent: Messrs SUI SOUTHERN GAS COMPANY LIMITED, UNIT ' C' through General Manager, Karachi
Court Name: Labour Appellate Tribunal Judge(s): Mushtaq Ali Kazi Title:HAJI AHMED and 5 others vs Messrs SUI SOUTHERN GAS COMPANY LIMITED,
UNIT ' C' through General Manager, Karachi Case No.: Appeals Nos. 652, 653, 660 to 662 and 666 of 1995 Date of Judgment:1995-11-07 Reported As: 1996 PLC 239 Result: Appeals dismissed Judgment DECISION ' These are six connected appeals of the workers against the order of 1st Sindh Labour Court, Karachi, whereby the grievance petitions of the appellants for re-instatement were dismissed. 2. The facts in brief are that the appellants were appointed vide order dated 1-2-1990 as temporary employees in connection with Expansion Project of the Sui Gas Company and the duration of the employment was to depend on the construction Project requirement in question. By an order dated 4-9-1991 as a result of the completion of the Expansion Project and construction of the main line the services of these workers were terminated with effect from 4-91991 in accordance with the terms and conditions of the original employment. The termination is obviously under Order 12 of the Standing Orders Ordinance under which permanent or temporary employee's services can be terminated provided this is done by an order in writing explicitly stating the reasons for the action taken. In this case the very order of appointment shows that the workers were employed' for a particular project and on completion of that Project their services were terminated according to the agreement signed by them. It cannot therefore be said that the termination was mala fide for any union activities. Since the workers were employed on a particular Project of Expansion, the question of retaining the juniors and terminating the services of the seniors does not arise. The order of the Labour Court is accordingly maintained and the appeals are dismissed.