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Writ Petition No.15919/2025
Presented By: (ANWAAR HUSSAIN) Judge
Date of Hearing: 27.01.2026 Petitioner by: Mr. Muhammad Yafis Naveed Hashmi, Advocate. Federation by: Mr. Imtiaz Haider Maitla, Assistant Attorney General.
Respondents No.6 to 8 by: Mirza Ilyas Baig, Advocate. Mr. Muhammad Rafi Raza, Advocate.
Moazzam Haq
VERSUS
Full Bench NIRC etc.
Law: National Industrial Relations Commission (Procedure and Functions) Regulations, 2016
Section: 60
Case Summary
A Health Facilitation Officer, engaged by PHRL for SLIC, filed a grievance with the NIRC after termination, claiming an employer-employee relationship with SLIC. The Single Bench of NIRC accepted the petition on June 23, 2025, based on available documents and parties' consent to skip evidence recording, despite earlier calls for evidence.
SLIC and PHRL appealed to the NIRC Full Bench, which allowed SLIC's appeal on October 2, 2025, remanding the case to the Single Bench for fresh decision after recording evidence. The petitioner challenged this remand in the High Court, arguing the Full Bench lacked authority post-consent and under Regulation 60 of the 2016 Regulations, which allows dispensing with evidence for expeditious disposal.
Key Legal Issue
Can the NIRC Full Bench remand a case for evidence recording despite parties' consent and the Single Bench's use of Regulation 60?