Law: Pakistan Essential Services (Maintenance) Act, 1952

Section: 6

(a) Pakistan Essential Services (Maintenance) Act (LIII of 1952) S. 6-Proceedings before National Industrial Relations Commis sion-Cover all employments in an establishment covered under Act-No distinction between an ordinary worker and officer. (b) Pakistan Essential Services (Maintenance) Act (LIII of 1952) S. 6-Retrenchment on account of re-organization'-Services terminated on plea of re-organisation-Duties entrusted to persons appointed subsequent to petitioner-No other employee retrench ed-Plea of re-organisation in circumstances, held, not justifiable and termination order not justified-Re-instatement with full back benefits awarded. Date of arguments : 27th October, 1980.                                                                                                                DIRECTIONS This petition has been submitted by Mr. Amir Rehman formerly Administration Officer, Personnel, DNC Joint Venture, Tarbela Dam against the Personnel Manager, DNC Joint Venture, Tarbela Dam under section 6 of the Pakistan Essential Services (Maintenance) Act, 1952. The petitioner has submitted that he was hired as Administrative Assistant (Personnel) by the respondent-Company on 17th October, 1978. He was promoted as Administrative Officer (Personnel) with effect from 1st July, 1979 and granted a merit raise of Rs. 500 p.m. due to his good `performance and behaviour. The petitioner was again granted a merit raise of Rs. 500 from 1st August, 1979, keeping in view the importance of his job. He has submitted that his services have now been terminated on the plea of reduction in the work load due to re-organisation. 2. It has been submitted that the petitioner's job was of purely clerical nature and was still existing and that two junior officers to the petitioner were still working. The petitioner's services have been termi nated but the respondent was still hiring new employees for…