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Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)----- ----S. 32(1-A)-Adjudication of demands-Application for - Locus standi-Trade Union not enjoying status of Collective Bargaining Agent-Cannot make application-No proof that Union bad one-third workers of establishment as its members-One of the demands that status of Union as Collective Bargaining Agent be recognised-Union, in circumstances, presumed not to be enjoying status of Collective Bargaining Agent hence not competent to make application under S. 32(1-A). Humid Siddlqut for Appellant. S. M. Yaqoob for Respondent. ORDER This is as application brought by Karachi Hosiery Mills Workers' Union against Messrs Dawood Hosiery Mills. Karachi for adjudication of demands under section 32 (1-A) of I. R. O., 1969. The facts leading to this case are that the applicants' Union is a Registered Trade Union and claims to be Collective Bargaining Agent in the establishment of the respondent's Mills. The workers joined the applicants' Union which caused annoyance to the Management and they administered threats to the workers and asked them to desist from taking part in the Union activities. The Managements' hostile attitude compelled the Union to raise an Industrial dispute and it served notice under section 26(1) of I. R. O., 1969 upon the Management. The respondent/Management turned a deaf ear and was not prepared to negotiate and discuss the charter of demands. Thereafter strike notice dated 2-6-1973 under section 2((3) of I. R. O., 1969 was served upon the respondent whereupon conciliation meetings were held but to no effect. On failure of conciliation meetings the respondent assured the applicant that they would settle the matter amicably but to no result and as such the workers resorted to strike from 8-8-1973. This Court prohibited the strike in an application bearing No. 225/73 under section 45 of I. R. O., 1969 and they resumed work on 29-9-1975. The applicants' Union prays for adjudication of the demands raised by the Union in respect of the workers in respondents' establishment under section 32 (1-A), Charter of Demands dated 12-1-1974 (Statement of claim) contains 22 demands. The respondents have contested the…

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