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Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)---- -- Ss. 2(xiv) & 10-Rice Research Institute established by Government­ Not an industry-Employees governed by Civil Service Rules and Government Servants - Union of such employees, held rightly cancelled-Cannot seek redress before Labour Court. Pakistan Central Cotton Committee, Karachi v. The Presiding Officer, Labour Court No. III, Lyallpur and another Writ Petition No. 74 of 1976 eel. Ali Amjad for Appellant. Date of hearing : 2nd July 1977. DECISION This is an appeal under section 11 of Industrial Relations Ordinance against the order of the Labour Court directing the Registrar of Trade Unions to cancel the registration of the appellant Union. 2. There is a Rice Research institute situated at Dokri in the District of Larkana. The employees of the institute formed a Union and got it register­ed. When they raised an industrial dispute in respect of certain demands the respondent institute applied to the Registrar for the cancellation of the registration of the Union on the ground that the employees of the institution were governed by the Civil Service Rules and it was not an industry as contemplated by industrial Relations Ordinance. The Labour Court upheld the objection and ordered the Registrar to cancel the registration, Aggrieved by this, the present appeal had been filed. 3. I have heard the learned counsel for the appellant and I see no reason to interfere with the order passed by the Labour Court. The institution was constituted by the Government for the purpose of research in order to improve the quality and quantity of rice and render advice to the growers. Apparently, the employees of the institution were Government employees and they were governed by the Civil Service Rules and they could not approach the Labour Court by raising any dispute with regard to their demands. Their terms and conditions are regulated by the Civil Service Rules and their pay scales and other benefits are also prescribed by the Government. Apart from this, the institution is not an industry. The learned counsel for the appellant failed to convince me to bold to the contrary. A similar point had arisen before the Lahore…

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