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(a) East Pakistan Employment of Labour (Standing Orders) Act (VIII of 1965), S. 2(k) read with East Pakistan Industrial Disputes Act (VI of 1965), S. 44, Industrial Disputes Ordinance (LVI of 1959), 3. .2 and Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969) S. 67(2)(6) - Labour Court constituted under Industrial Disputes, Ordinance, 1959 -Saved even on promulgation of East Pakistan Industrial Disputes Act, 1965 by virtue of S. 44 there of-Such Court further saved by virtue of S. 67(2)(6), Industrial relations Ordinance, 1969 and thus has jurisdiction for purposes of East Pakistan Employment of Labour (Standing Orders) Act, 1965. (b) East Pakistan Employment of Labour (Standing Orders) Act (VIII of 1965), S. 18(7) "Go slow"-Double loom weavers required to attend both looms in Mills refraining deliberately to work both looms and attending only one loom on plea of claim of equitable wages-Resorting to suck action being deliberate and in organised manner, held, comes under definition of "go slow"- Employers' application for seeking permission for, dismissal of such workers, in circumstances, however, not granted straightway but such workers directed to resume their work in double loom within five days and to move Labour Court for adjudication of their claim for equitable wages failing which employers' application for permis sion for dismissal to be taken up by Court.   ORDER MD. NURUL HUDA (CHAIRMAN). This case arises out of an application filed on behalf of Amin Jute Mills Limited under section 18(7) of the East Pakistan Employment of Labour (Stand ing Orders) Act, 1965 seeking for Court's permission for dismissal of the respondents numbering 288, who are workers of the Amin Jute Mills Limited. The allegation against the respondents is mainly that they are double loom weavers and that they are working only in one loom and have stopped working in another loom, This stoppage of work in one loom, wilfully resorted to, amounts to go slow, which is an act of misconduct on the part of the workers. This go slow, tactics adopted by the respondents has resulted in diminishing the production by half and it is deterring commitments to the…