Law: Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees (Procedure and Function) Rules, 1977

Section: 16(1),16(2)

Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees (Procedure and Function) Rules, 1977-------R. 16(1)(2)---Petition for recovery of dues from the employer /Management, filing of---Limitation---Sufficient cause / reason, absence of---Effect---Petition was filed before the Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees after six years and seven months of termination of employee---Submission of the petitioner that 7th Wage Board Award was challenged before the Supreme Court of Pakistan by a representative body of owners of newspapers (APNS), therefore, he had filed present petition after pronouncement of judgment dismissing case filed by APNS--Record revealed that the petitioner had not filed the present petition (for recovery of dues) soon after pronouncement of said judgment---Since, the petitioner had failed to establish or show bona fide in having any cause of action in filing of petition even after pronouncement of said judgment, therefore, Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees did not find any plausible cause in the present petition to proceed further in the matter---Thus, present petition had no merits being barred by time---Petition was dismissed, in circumstances.2019 PLC (C.S.) 541 ref.JUDGMENTSHAHID MEHMOOD KHOKHAR, CHAIRMAN.----Instant petition was filed by the petitioner on 18/07/2019 when a direction was issued to the office, that instant case be registered and notice be issued to the respondent for 06/08/2019, whereafter matter was adjourned for 18/09/2019, 23/10/2019, 04/12/2019, 23/09/2020 and on 05/11/2020. On the said date, learned counsel for respondent filed an application with a contention that since instant petition is hopelessly time barred, therefore, application under Order VII, Rule 11, C.P.C. may be decided in the first instance but matter was adjourned for 06/01/2021. However, on 06/01/2021, this Tribunal passed the following order :-"Written reply has already been filed by learned counsel for the respondent. There is no major controversy between the parties except calculation of arrears according to the 7th Wage Board Award.2. Procedure of this Tribunal is very simple in recovery of money due from an employer which is…