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(a) Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)---- ---- Ss. 2 (xxviii), 22 (12) (b)' & 34-Espousing cause of workers by Collective Bargaining Agent-Claims of retrenched workers­-Retrenchment not in consequence of any industrial dispute nor leading to any industrial dispute-Such retrenched workers-Not falling within definition of "workman" - Collective Bargaining Agent even if considered to be entitled to espouse cause of either all or any of the workers, held, could not maintain application on behalf of such retrenched workers. Chamber of Commerce and Industries v. Presiding Officer, Labour Court No. 111 P L D 1979 Kar. 189 ; Sind Alkalies Ltd. v. Workers' Union and another P L D 1979 Kar. 473 ; Iqbal Ahmed v. Second Labour Court 1980 P L C 316 and Laddha Silk Mills v. Laddha Silk Workers' Union P L D 1979 Kar. 99 eel. (b) Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)---- --- Ss. 34 & 37 read with West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance (VI of 1968), S. O. 10-B (4) and S. 7-Non-payment of statutory bonus -Offence-Application of Collective Bargaining Agent regarding claim of retrenched workers for payment of statutory bonus, held, not maintainable­-Direction issued by Labour Appellate Tribunal that Director Labour Welfare should have enquiry made and if any infringement of S. G. 10-B found necessary legal action be taken against person respon­sible therefore. Ali Ahmad for Appellant. Date of hearing : 6th March, 1983. ORDER This appeal is directed against the decision of the learned Ist Labour Court, dismissing the application of the appellant Union, which is the Collective Bargaining Agent in the respondent-Organization, made under section 34, I. R. O., praying for the payment of bonus equivalent to wages for 55 days to certain retrenched workers and to refund to them Zakat which has been illegally deducted from their provident fund amounts. 2. It appears that in the month of October, 1981, the respondent Organization had retrenched about 30 workmen on the ground that they were surplus to their requirements. It is the case of the appellant Union that while making payment of their dues to these 30 retrenched…

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