Law: Industrial Relations Ordinance, (XXIII of 1969)

Section: 25-A

Industrial Relative Ordinance (XXIII of 1969) S. 25-A-Grievance notice to employer through Advocate Whether valid-Matter recommended to be decided by larger Bench of High Court. Hazrat Muhammad Yousaf v. Dawood Hosiery Mills P L D 1975 Kar. 76 and Syed Mahmood Hussain v. Sind Labour Court P L D 1975 Kar. 239 ref. Union of Employers' case, P L D 1961 S C 57 and Monks v. Jackson (1876) 1 C P D 683 ref. Dates of hearing : 26th April, 11th and 17th May 1976.                                                                                                                                                                        JUDGMENT Petitioner Zafar Iqbal was employed as liaison incharge with respondent No. 2, the Esso Pakistan Fertilizer & Co. His services were terminated by a letter dated 2-8-1972. The petitioner sent a grievance notice to his employer, through his Advocate Mr. Farman Ali on 10th August 1972. Having failed to receive satisfactory reply to this notice the petitioner moved an application before the Sind Labour Court on 2-10-1972, but withdrew the same fearing that his notice, not having been signed by him, may not be held to be an improper notice. Consequently, he sent a second grievance notice on 3-10-1972 under his own signature. This was replied to by the employers by a letter dated 18-10-1972, which was received by the petitioner on 20-10-1972. On 18th December 1972, the peti tioner filed an application under section 34 of the Industrial Relations Ordi nance, 1969, before the Labour Court at Hyderabad. This application was returned to the petitioner on 26-3-1973 for presentation before the Junior Labour Court. By an amendment of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, through Ordinance XLVIII of 1972, provision was made for…