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(a) Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)- -----S. 2(xxviii)-Worker-Field workers of Agricultural Department-­Workers, hence, entitled to raise industrial dispute. 1972 P L C 288 ref. (b) Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969-- --Ss. 32(1-A) and S. 34 read with Government letter on subject dated 9-9-1974-Industrial dispute-Gratuity-Paid as reward for efficiency and faithful service rendered for fairly substantial period and not gratuitously as a matter of boon-Employees (field workers) of Agricultural Department rendering any service prior to their being brought on regular footing-Entitled to gratuity till date of their regularisation and from onward to be governed by policy laid down in Government's letter dated 9-9-1974-Gratuity at r1te of 20 days' pay for each completed year of service calculated on basis of wages admissi­ble in last month of service preceding their retirement, held, in circum­stances, admissible to such workers. A. M. Khan for Petitioner. Muhammad Hanif, Senior Clerk for Respondent No. 1. Mumtaz Hussain Butt for Respondent No. 2. AWARD The General Secretary 'of the Field Workers' Union of Agriculture Department, Lyallpur, raised an industrial dispute by giving a notice of demand to the officer of the Department. The conciliation proceedings failed on 31-3-1975 and so the Union filed a petition in the Court under section 32 (1-A) of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, for adjudication. 2. The respondent in the case are Extra Assistant ' Director of Agriculture, Lyallpur. Deputy Directors of Agriculture (Extension), Sargodha Division, Sargodha and the Director General of Agriculture (Extension), Punjab Government, Lahore. The first two respondents filed written replies and resisted the petitioner. The third respondent did not cate to contest the petition, hence ex parte proceedings were taken against him. 3. A preliminary objection was raised to the effect that the petition was not maintainable under the law because section 1 (3) of the Ordinance excluded the persons, employed in the administration of the State. The objection has no force. The question was set at rest by my learned predecessor on 7-6-73 in his judgment,…

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