Law: Industrial Relations Ordinance, (XXIII of 1969)

Section: 49(3)

Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969) S. 49(3) Representation of parties by legal practitioner-Necessity for-To be explained by party desiring to engage legal practitioner-Legal practitioner engaged by party cannot be expected to explain circum stances necessitating his engagement-Party submitting application to Labour Court for permission to engage Advocate explaining circumstances necessitating it-Labour Court requiring Advocate to explain necessity of his engagement and without applying its mind to party's application refused permission applied for-Order of Labour Court; in circumstances, held, without lawful authority and set aside with directions that Labour Court should adjudicate application of party for permission to engage legal practitioner. Petitioner No. 3 in person.                                                                                                                              ORDER NOORUL ARFIN, J.-This case involves a very short point relating to interpretation of subsection (3) of sec tion 49 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969. This provision requires that a party to an industrial dispute may be represented by a local practitioner in any proceedings before the Labour Court, or before an Arbitrator, with the permission of the Court or the Arbitrator as the case may be. The petitioner No. 2 engaged Mr. Obaider Rehman to represent it before the Sind Labour Court No. 1. The…