Law: Industrial Relations Ordinance, (XXIII of 1969)

Section: 34, 43

Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969), Ss. 34 & 43 No industrial dispute under S. 43 pending--Application for seeking withdrawing of lock-out, in circumstances, held, not maintainable under S. 34.   AWARD MD. NURUL ISLAM KHAN (CHAIRMAN). This is an application under section 34 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1959, hereinafter referred to as the Ordinance. The case of the first party Union was that the second party resorted to an illegal lock-out after some alleged disturbances in the Mill and that due to this illegal lock-out the workers were inconvenienced. There was prayer for withdrawing of the lock-out and payment to the workers. There was also an application under section 45 of the Ordinance for prohibiting the lock-out. The second party filed, written statement in which it was stated, inter alia, that no industrial dispute was raised under section 43 of the Ordinance and as such; no dispute shall be deemed to exist. Section 26 of the Ordinance has provided a meaner fin which an industrial dispute should be raised and hence this petition is not maintainable and should be disposed of the second party also has given a detail account of the disturbances in the factory which emanated from creation of riotous atmosphere in the factory premises led by…