Law: Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1973

Section: 13

Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) Act (LVIII of 1973)--- ----S. 13---Petition by a newspaper employee before the Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees---Unpaid amount regarding salary and gratuity, recovery of---Conduct of the newspaper establishment---Claim of the petitioner (Staff Reporter /Marketing Manager) was that he was not only entitled for the salary arrears for five months but also gratuity amount for the same period in light of benefits of the Wage Award---Validity---Despite issuance of repeated notices to the respondent (newspaper establishment) for appearance at four dates of hearings, the respondent had not bothered either to represent or to submit its stance in rebuttal, which was why the respondent was proceeded ex-parte on last date of hearing---Since, there was no rebuttal in any manner, whatsoever, on behalf of the respondent/establishment, whereas the application filed by the petitioner/employee was supported with an affidavit having been duly signed and executed, therefore, the petitioner was held entitled for the amount prayed for, to be recovered from the respondent / establishment---Application filed by the employee was allowed, in circumstances. JUDGMENT SHAHID MEHMOOD KHOKHAR, CHAIRMAN.----Pursuant to order dated 12/09/2023, petitioner has submitted his statement of account and during the course of arguments, reiterated the contents of application filed on 10/02/2023. Perusal of the order sheet reveals that despite issuance of repeated notices, none has entered appearance on behalf of respondent establishment on 09/03/2023, 03/05/2023, 14/06/2023 and 12/09/2023, therefore, on the last date of hearing i.e. 12/09/2023, respondent was proceeded ex-parte, even then nobody is in attendance for and on behalf of respondent establishment. 2. Arguments heard and record perused. The petitioner in his application dated/10/02/2023 has stated that he was working with the respondent management as Marketing Manager / Staff Reporter w.e.f. 20/03/2017 to 30/04/2022. Further submits that at the time of his appointment, he was not issued appointment letter by the respondent but was given office card, which was subsequently returned to…

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