MUHAMMAD SALEEM vs ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, LAHORE — 1970 PLC 299

Citation: 1970 PLC 299

Court: Industrial Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-01-24

Parties: MUHAMMAD SALEEM vs ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, LAHORE

Headnotes

Case cited as 1970 PLC 299

Judgment Text

Court Name: Industrial Court Judge(s): Agha Muhammad Shah, Ch. Rehmatullah, Mushtaq Hussain Munir Title: MUHAMMAD SALEEM vs ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, LAHORE Case No.: Date of Judgment:1969-01-24 Reported As: 1970 PLC 299 Result: N/A Judgment AWARD MUSHTAQ HUSSAIN MUNIR (CHAN).-Muhammad Saleem was a Conductor in the Lahore Omni Bus Service, .Lahore. He was dismissed by the Additional District Manager with effect from 3-12-196ti. He has come up to this Court by way of an application under section 38 of .the West Pakistan Industrial Disputes Ordinance, 1968, with a prayer that he may be re--instated with full benefits. The reply filed by the respondent shows, that the petitioner was dismissed for dishonesty and temporary embezzlement of the revenue of Road Transport Corporation after an' independent domestic enquiry was held against him. I need not go into the charges levelled against the petitioner and need not decide, as to whether any enquiry was held against him and if so, it was fair or impartial, for the simple reason, that the application being belated, deserves to be dismis--sed. It was filed in this Court on the 5th of August 1968, about a year and eight months after the dismissal. Parties were allowed to adduce evidence in order to find out, as to whether the petitioner could give any plausible reason, as to why he filed his application after such a long time. The petitioner himself came into the witness-box and the respondent examined two witnesses in rebuttal.…

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