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Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)- --- S. 38 (5)-Time-barred appeals filed under--Impugned decisions passed on 31st May, 1979-Application for supply of copies made on 4th August, 1979 after expiry of period of limitation for preferr­ing appeals-Copies delivered on 9th August, 1979-Appeals pre­sented on 2nd September, 1979-Counsel for appellants contending he came to know of impugned decisions on 4th August, 1979-Same counsel present in Court on 7th April, 1979 when cases adjourned to 31st May, 1979 for announcement of orders-On 31st May, 1979 orders announced-Held, counsel had knowledge of date of announcement of orders (i.e. 31st May, 1979) and appeals there­fore time-barred. Rehan Nawaz for Appellant. Nazir Ahmad Naz for Respondent. Date of hearing : 20th December, 1981. JUDGMENT The above-mentioned 14 appeals arise from the decisions dated 31st May, 19'J9 delivered separately in 14 separate grievance petitions filed by the above-mentioned 14 respondents. The learned lower Court vide the impugned decisions directed the promotion of the respondents on the basis of seniority-cum-suitability with effect from the date on which they became eligible for promotion. He, however, observed that the respondents would not be entitled to the arrears. The respondents were Senior Clerks in the P.R.T.B. and according to them, their juniors in the same category and cadre had been promoted as Assistants and they were ignored. Since the facts of all the cases are the same, all the 14 appeals are being disposal off through this single judgment. 2. The representative of the respondents has raised two preliminary objections one is that the appeals are time-barred and the other is that the appeals are not properly presented since they were presented by the clerk of the counsel. The first objection is forceful. The impugned decisions in the 14 grievance petitions were passed on 31st May, 1979. The appli­cation for the supply of copies were made on 4th August, 1979 after the expiry of the period of limitation for preferring appeals. Copies were prepared and delivered on 9th August, 1979. The appeals were presented on 2nd September, 1979. The appeals are not accompanied…

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