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Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969) ---- ----S. 25-Gri;vance petition-Maintainability-Only for enforcement of right guaranteed or secured under law, settlement or award-Appli­cations invited for fresh appointment from retrenched workers after 18 months of their retrenchment through public notice in news­papers- -Case held not falling within ambit of S. O. 14 of West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968 because re-employment not being made within 12 months of retrenchment-Mere public notice did not create any right of re-employment-Non-re-employment pursuant to such public notice, held, did not create a right for grievance petition before Labour Court. Abdul Ghani for Appellant. Hassan Hameedi for Respondent. Date of hearing : 21st November, 1982. ORDER This appeal is directed against the decision of the learned VIIth Labour Court, given on 23rd December, 1981, directing the S.R.T.C., the appellants herein, to re-instate the respondent workman with full back benefits. 2. The admitted facts of this case are that the respondent was employed by the appellants as a conductor. By an order, dated 28th January, 1980, the services of the respondent workman as well as of 291 other conductors. were retrenched with effect from 31st January, 1980. on account of economical reasons and re-organization of the S. R. T. C. By this order, the retrenched staff was required to collect their outstanding dues including one month's notice pay. It appears that in accordance with this order, the respondent collected his dues, including one month's notice pay. The appellants later issued a notice, which was published in the National Newspapers on or about 15th August, 1981, stating that seniority list of the retrenched bus conductors had been prepared and if any of the retrenched . staff was desirous of fresh appointment in the S. R. T. C., he should make an application in that behalf !to the relevant Depot within 15 days and obtain further instructions in this behalf. Pursuant to this public notice, the respondent and some retrenched conductors applied for re-employment in the S. .R. T. C. The respondent, however, was offered…

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