Law: Industrial Relations Ordinance, (XXIII of 1969)

Section: 52

Law: Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)

Section: 1,2

Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969) S. 52 read with Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), rr. 1 & 2 - Collective bargaining agent-Workers' Union already in existence recognized by employer for 20 years-Second Workers' Union registered recently serving strike notice-Such Union, unless ascertained as recognised collective bargaining agent, held, cannot serve strike notice--Temporary injunction restraining such Union from proceeding on strike, in circumstances, granted.   ORDER HIDAYAT HUSSAIN (CHAIRMAN). Karachi Cotton Association Ltd. is registered under the Companies Act. The Karachi Warehouse and Transport Workers' Union which is registered with the Registrar of Trade Unions, Karachi for more than 20 year is recognised by them as the bargaining, Union. Responders Karachi Cotton Warehouse Workers' Union has been registered recently. They have served a notice of strike on the' Karachi, Cotton Association and its affiliated members under section 26 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969. Through this application Mr. Mahmood Abdul Ghani appear ing for the applicants wants me to restrain the Karachi Cotton Warehouse Workers' Union from proceeding on strike. A notice of this application was sent to the respondents. Abdul Hameed who claims to be the General Secretary of this Union appeared with Mr. Obaidur Rahman. Mr. Obaidur Rehman is an Advocate and, therefore, he could appear in this Court only with the permission of this Court. He was asked to indicate the grounds on which the Court may permit him to appear. He refused to give any ground and, therefore, his application for permission to appear was rejected. Abdul Hameed then applies for time. This Court was prepared to allow him time provided he gave in…