EAST PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT SETTLEMENT PRESS EMPLOYEES' UNION vs — 1970 PLC 841

Citation: 1970 PLC 841

Court: Labour Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Parties: EAST PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT SETTLEMENT PRESS EMPLOYEES' UNION vs GOVERNMENT OF EAST PAKISTAN

Headnotes

Case cited as 1970 PLC 841

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Court Judge(s): Muhammad Karim, S. A. Hakem, Nurul Islam Khan Title:EAST PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT SETTLEMENT PRESS EMPLOYEES' UNION vs GOVERNMENT OF EAST PAKISTAN Case No.: Case No: 7 of 1970 Date of Judgment:- Reported As: 1970 PLC 841 Result: case is dismissed Judgment ORDER MD. NURUL ISLAM KHAN (CHAIRMAN). Heard both the parties presence of both the Members on a preliminary point of maintain--ability of the case. The second party who is -the Government of East Pakistan represented by the Director of Land Records and Survey, submitted that the first party, the East Pakistan Government Settlement Press Employees is not covered by the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, according to section 1 (3) which reads as follows "(3) It shall not apply to any person employed in the Police or any of the Defence Services-of Pakistan and any services or installations connected with or incidental to the Armed Forces of Pakistan including an ordnance factory maintained by the Central Government; ' or to any person employed in the administration of the State other than those employed as workmen by the Railways, Posts, Telegraph and Telephone Departments." It is submitted that the said persons employed in the East Pakistan Government Settlement Press is under the admi--nistration of the State and, therefore, the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, would not be applicable .in this case. As such, the first party cannot invoke the jurisdiction of the Industrial Relations…

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