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West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) ordinance (VI of 1968)- ---- S. O. 15 (4)-Charge-sheet-Accused to be informed in writing of his misconduct-Show-cause notice seat on given address through registered post-Notice of enquiry published through newspapers-requirements of S. O. 15 (4), held, complied with Plea that accused does not read particular daily newspaper in which notice published, in circumstances, held, could not be taken seriously. Dawood Cotton Mills Limited v. Guftar Shah P L D 1981 S C 225 fol. Masood Ahmad Abbasi for Appellant. Date of hearing: 22nd November, 1981. DECISION This appeal is directed against a decision of the learned Fifth Labour Court given on 5th September, 1981, dismissing the appellant's grievance petition against his dismissal from service on the alleged ground of having remained absent without leave for a period exceeding ten days with effect from 26th December, 1978. 2. The appellant, who claims to have been in the service of the respondent-Company since the last eight' years, was working as Personnel Assistant in the Personnel Division of the respondent corporation. On 31st December, 1978, he sent a telegram to the respondent corporation, which reads as follows:- "Due to sickness unable to attend Office." It appears that despite the receipt of the telegram, the respondent did not grant any leave to the appellant but after waiting for some time on 17th January, 1979, sent him a telegram, at the address of the appellant available with the respondent corporation, requiring him to resume his duty immediately and in case of sickness to report to Dr. Perween Hamidullah, Yousaf Ali Building, who was the authorised medical attendant of the corporation. As the appellant neither resumed his duty nor reported to Dr. Perween Hamidullah for medical check up, a show-cause notice, dated 4th March, 1979, was sent to the appellant by registered post., acknowledgment due, requiring him to submit his written explanation for remaining absent without leave from 26th December, 1978. As no explanation to this show-cause notice was received by the respondent corporation, an Enquiry Officer was appointed to conduct the…

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