WORKERS' UNION vs CHAIRMAN, EAST PAKISTAN ROAD TRANSPORT — 1971 PLC 291

Citation: 1971 PLC 291

Court: Labour Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-09-01

Parties: WORKERS' UNION vs CHAIRMAN, EAST PAKISTAN ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, DACCA AND 9 OTHERS

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 PLC 291

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Court Judge(s): Muhammad Karim, S. A. Hakem, Nurul Islam Khan Title:WORKERS' UNION vs CHAIRMAN, EAST PAKISTAN ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, DACCA AND 9 OTHERS Case No.: Criminal Case No. 50 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-09-01 Reported As: 1971 PLC 291 Result: N/A Judgment ORDER NO. 8, DATED 1-9-1970 This case has been filed against 10 'persons 'including Mr. A.K.M. Habibur Rahmin Chairman, E.P.R.T.C. by Mr. M. A. Malek, General Secretary of the E.P.R.T.C. Workers" Union. The case of the first party is that on 4th June 1970 while there was a general strike and the E.P.R.T.C. workers attended the officers, signed the attendance register, they were not allowed by officers of the E.P.R.T.C. to take out the vehicles on the roads for fear of damage and destruction by the members of the public as is done on such occasions. About 950 workers were charge---sheeted for not doing their duties on that day and were told to show cause within 7 days of the receipt of the charge-sheet. It is now pleaded that during the pendency of I. R., Case No. 166 of 1970 without seeking any permission from this Court, the employer accused persons deducted one day's pay of these workers on 1-7-1970 before they could show reason and that this action on the part of the employer tantamounts to punishment otherwise as stated in section 47 of the I. R. O. Thus the second party having violated the salient provisions of section 47 has committed an offence punishable under, section 60 of the I.…

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