THE AREA MANAGER, MERCK SHARP AND DOHME OF PAKISTAN LTD., DACCA — 1971 PLC 406

Citation: 1971 PLC 406

Court: Dacca

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Petitioner: THE AREA MANAGER, MERCK SHARP AND DOHME OF PAKISTAN LTD., DACCA JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 PLC 406

Judgment Text

Court Name: Dacca Judge(s): K. Hossain, B. A. Siddiqi Title:THE AREA MANAGER, MERCK SHARP AND DOHME OF PAKISTAN LTD., DACCA JUDGMENT Reported As: 1971 PLC 406 Result: Rule discharged Judgment JUDGMENT K. HOSSAIN, J.-The petitioners are Area Manager and the Managing Director of Merck Sharp and Dohme of Pakistan. Ltd. The company terminated the service of M. A. K. Chowdhury a worker, who was working as medical representative. The employee was appointed by the Company on 22-10- 62 with effect from 1-11-62 petitioner-Company was a foreign company in Pakistan with its incorporation in U. S. A. and became a Pakistani company on 28-6-62, the date of its incorporation in Pakistan. The employee's service was terminated with one month's notice dated 1-6-66 which was received on 4-6-66 and the termination of service was to take effect from 1-7-66. On 14-6-66 the employee protested against his termination with two main contentions -amongst others viz. (1) he was entitled to benefits provided under section 19 of the East Pakistan Employment of Labour (Standing Orders) Act, 1965 and. (2) that since the employee was working with the present company before it became a Pakistani Company since 1952, his length of service should be counted from 1952 and not from 1-11-62 his date of appointment, with the Pakistani company. The petitioner-Company by their letter dated 23-6-66 accepted in substance the first objection and stated to treat his termination under section 19 of the said Act. The…

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