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1976 P L C 822 [1st Labour Court Punjab] Present: Malik Lehrasap Khan, Presiding Officer PECO LTD., LAHORE versus LIAQAT ALI Appeal No. 58 of 1975, decided on 17th July 1975. Industrial Relations Ordinance (III of 1969)--- -- S. 25-A-Scope-Powers of Labour Court--Dismissal due to mi -conduct-Domestic enquiry held properly with due defence oppor­tunity--Second show -cause notice served with copy of enquiry report-­Labour Court, in circumstances, held, not to sit in appeal over findings of domestic enquiry. Messrs Muhammad Ali Tramways Co., Karachi v. Imdad Ali 1974 P L C Note 67 at p. 36. Muhammad Shamim v. Pakistan Tobacco Co. Ltd. v. Labour Court No.1 1975 S C M R 46 rel. Malik Bashir Ahmed for Appellant. Cap. Habib Ullah for Respondent. JUDGMENT Liaqat Ali, the respondent was employed as workman in the Bicycle Division of Pakistan Engineering Co. Ltd., Kot Lakhpat, Lahore, the appel­lant. He was dismissed from service on the charges of misconduct on 7th November 1973. On 16th November 1973 he filed an application under section 25-A of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 before junior Labour Court No. 2, Lahore seeking his re-instatement with back benefits. 2. He maintained in the said application that order of his dismissal from service was illegal and void, inasmuch as, the charges levelled against him were not proved during the domestic enquiry and that he was not served with any second show-cause notice after the completion of the enquiry. 3. The application filed by the respondent before the learned lower Court was resisted before the said Court by the appellant who pleaded that the respondent was duly dismissed in accordance with law after observing all the prescribed formalities. He was charge-sheeted, an independent domestic enquiry was instituted. He was found guilty of the misconduct. 8e was served with show-cause notice and after considering his reply to the show-cause notice the competent authority ordered his dismissal which was thus quite lawful and binding. 4. Muhammad Ali and Liaqat Ali, respondent himself appeared before the lower Court as respondent's witnesses while Syed Abid Hussain, Administrative Officer of PECO Ltd., testified…

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