Law: Industrial Relations Ordinance, (XXIII of 1969)

Section: 2 (xxviii), 25-A

Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969) Ss. 2 (xxviii) & 25-A-Bank employee, Group Incharge with some branches under him-Not a workman hence not entitled to remedy against termination of service before Labour Court.                                                                                                                                          ORDER Briefly stated, the case is that petitioner Daood-ul-Hassan joined the services of the respondent United Bank Limited on 26-11-1973 and was promoted in Grade-I in June 1974. He was designated as Manager and was posted at the Fraid Gate Branch of the respondent Bank at Bahawalpur. He was given certificates of merit in appreciation of his services. Some persons made false reports against him. He was transferred to Gujrat and was also reduced in rank. The petitioner came to know that he was going to be dismissed from service without independent inquiries into the allegations of misconduct against him. He served a grievance notice on the respondent but without any effect. Thereafter, the petitioner filed the present petition under section 25-A of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 praying therein that the action by the respondent to dismiss him from service be declared as illegal and without any effect. He also prayed that the respondent be directed to keep in abeyance the order of termination of services passed against him. 2. The petition has been resisted. It has been contended in the written reply that the petition is not maintainable as the petitioner was not employed with the respondent as a workman. The petition has also been resisted on merits. It has been prayed that the petition be dismissed. 3. The preliminary objection taken by the respondent to the effect that the petitioner is not a…