Law: Companies Act, 2017

Section: 4

Law: State-Owned Enterprises (Governance and Operations) Act, 2023

Section: 2(b),1(C)

Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 3,17,23

Law: Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997

Section: 240,260

ORDER
 Through this single judgment I intend to decide the petitions mentioned in the following Schedules having commonality of law and facts: -

2.  Succinctly, pursuant to a publication, got published by the Director General (HR & Admn.), Gujranwala Power Electric Company Limited (petitioner-GEPCO), the private respondents applied against the post of Assistant Lineman. Upon completion of recruitment process, they were appointed on contract basis, for a period of one year. Since the services of private respondents, subject matter of Writ Petitions falling in Schedule-A, were not being regularized rather they were relieved of their duties upon completion of their contract period, they, after serving requisite Grievance Notices, approached Labour Court No.VII, Gujranwala (Labour Court) by filing Grievance Petitions with the prayers for their reinstatement and regularization in service on the ground that after satisfactory completion of nine months’ service, they attained the status of permanent workmen.

3.    Insofar as the factual narration of the petitions, mentioned in Schedule-B, is concerned, it has been observed that  the  private  respondents  were  found  involved  in concealment of their over qualification, thus, their services were dispensed with by the competent authority. Being aggrieved of termination of their services, they approached the Labour Court seeking reinstatement and regularization.