Case Details

Citation(s)
1978 SLG 70 1978 SLD 70 1978 PLC 7
Labour Appellate Tribunal, Punjab
Petition No. 208 of 1972, decided on 12th April 1975
MALIK LEHRASAP KHAN PRESIDING OFFICER
Ch. Ghulam Qadir Cheema for Petitioner.

EMPLOYEES UNION (REGD.)

VS

MANAGEMENT, UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL, LAHORE

Law: Industrial Relations Ordinance, (XXIII of 1969)

Section: 25A,47

(a) Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)    -----S. 25 A read with Ss. 7(1)(d) 2(xxviii) Words `’actually engaged’ in S. 7(l) (d) Meaning Mere fact that at time of filing petition under S. 25 A, Executive of petitioner Union included 8 dismissed workers Does not make such Union an invalidly constituted Union.   Standard Printing Press, Karachi v Workers’ Union 1974 PLC 274 fol   Brooke Bond Workers’ Union v. Messrs Brooke Bond (Pak.) Ltd., Karachi   1966 PLC 714 not relevant   (b) Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)    ------S. 25 A Petitioner failing to serve grievance notice on employer before institution of petition under S. 25 A Non compliance with mandatory requirements fatal Petition liable to be dismissed on such ground.   Saleemsons’ case P L D 1973 Kar. 1; Nasim Silk Industries’ case 1977 PLC 489 and Buwani Industries Ltd. v. Abdullah 1974 PLC 252 ref   (c) Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)     S. 2(xiv) ‘Industry’ United Christian Hospital run for care of sick and prevention of diseases with equal benefits for all but charging fee from patients at higher rates than other Government or Charitable Hospitals Such Hospital, held, an ‘industry’ within mean¬ing of S. 2(xiv).   (d) West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance (VI of 1968)    ------S. 2(b), (f) United Christian Hospital, Lahore Held, neither ‘commercial establishment’ nor ‘industrial establishment’ within meaning of Ordinance.   (e) Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)    -----S. 47 read with S. 2(xiii) ‘Industrial dispute’ Probe into allegations of theft and corruption against functionaries of Manage¬ment Not an industrial dispute vis a vis workmen Workmen cannot avail of provisions of S. 47 on account of such probe.   (f) Dismissal    ---- Misconduct Workers established to have been responsible for illegal strike and to have indulged in disorderly and riotous activities resulting in ugly situation in’ an establishment like Hospital Dismissal of such workers on ground of misconduct upheld.   Cinnamara…
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