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Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)---- ----Ss. 25-A & 38 - Grievance notice to employer-Not proved to have been served-Grievance petition, in circumstances, held, rightly dismissed by Labour Court. Mohammad lkram for Appellant. Date of hearing ; 12th December, 1982. JUDGMENT This appeal emanates from the decision dated 10th June, 1982 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court No. 7, Gujranwala, whereby the grievance petition of the appellant for his recalling to duty for the season. of 1981-82 was dismissed. 2. The appellant was a temporary seasonal worker in the respondent mills and worked in season of 1979-80 and 1980-81 but was not employed for the season of 1981-82. He therefore brought grievance petition. He alleged that he had served grievance notice and produced its office copy P-1. The stand taken by the respondent was that no grievance notice had been served and that the petition was time-barred. The service of the appellant was terminated vide R-2 on the close of the season on 27th April, 1981. He was informed vide R-3 on 5th June, 1981 that he would not be recalled for the season of 1981-82. On 8th June, 1981 cause of grievance occurred to the appellant but grievance notice is alleged to have been served on 27th Novem­ber, 1981. The period of limitation expired on 7th September, 1981 so grievance notice dated 27th November, 1981 was time barred. If the appel­lant had not been informed beforehand on 8th June, 1981 of course cause of grievance would have arisen to him at the time the mills started work for the season of 1981-82 i. e. 24th October, 1981. Moreover the appellant has not proved that on 24th…

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