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Workmen's Compensation Act (VIII of 1923)-­ --- Ss. 8(2) & 30 read with West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance (VI of 1968), S.O.10-Br-Appeal-Decision of Commissioner under S. O. 10-B of West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968-Not appealable. Sysd Zamirul Hasan for Appellants. S. M. Kohistani for Respondent. Date of hearing ; 3rd December, 1980. DECISION This appeal is directed against an order made on 12th July, 1980, by the learned Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation, East Division, holding that deceased Syed Ghafoor was a permanent employee of the appellants and that he died while he was in their employment, and accordingly, directed the appellant to deposit Rs. 15,000 being group insurance amount of the deceased. 2. The impugned order was passed on an application made by deceased Syed Ghafoor's brother, Syed Shah, to the learned Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation under Standing Order 10-B read with section 8(2) of the Workmen's Compensation Act, wherein it was claimed that deceased Syed Ghafoor was a workman employed by the appellants, that he died a natural death on 24th July 1978 and that his monthly wages at the time of his death were Its. 300. 3. Mr. Zamirul Hasan, the learned Representative for the appellants, assailed the impugned decision of the learned Commissioner for Work­men's Compensation on the grounds.- (a) that deceased Syed Ghafoor being a temporary workman was not entitled to be insured under Standing Order 10-B nor was the appellant liable in case of his non-insurance to pay to his heirs any amount as group insurance ; and (b) that it has not been established that Syed Ghafoor died a natural death or, in fact, has died. 4. In support of his contention Mr. Zamirul Hassan relied upon the order of appointment of deceased Syed Ghafoor which appears at page 22 of the record of the learned Commissioner. Paragraph 2 of the said appointment order specifically provides that: Syed Ghafoor was being employed purely on a temporary basis on trial for a period of three months and after the expiry of the said period he would be confirmed. The learned…

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