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Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)- -- Ss. 25-A & 38 (3)-Grievance petition against dismissal from service for misconduct-Accused not afforded opportunity to examine witnesses in defence-Impugned dismissal order, in circumstances, held, not sustainable due to technical defect ­Accused, however, held, not entitled to back benefits-Order of Labour Court awarding re-instatement with back benefits modified disallowing back benefits. Muhammad Yaqoob Khan for Appellants. M. A. Hamid Awan for Respondent. Date of hearing : 20th January, 1982. JUDGMENT This appeal arises from the decision, dated 18th October, 1979 passed by the Labour Court No. 6, Rawalpindi Camp at Jhelum, whereby the grievance petition of the respondent was accepted and was directed to be re-instated with back benefits. 2. The respondent was employed as Garden Supervisor in I. C. 1. Pakistan Manufactures Ltd., Khewra, District Jhelum. He was charge­sheeted on 27th February, 1973 for theft, fraud and dishonesty in connec­tion with the employer's business and causing willful damage and loss to the company by destroying and concealing the record. The allegations against him were that (a) the milk production for the month of May, 1977 recorded in daily milk production register was 1,327 seers and its cost was Rs. 2,521.30 but in the cash register maintained by Mr. Abdur Rahman be gave the figures of milk production as 1,307 seers and deposited Rs. 2,483.37 thus causing a loss of Rs. 37.95 (b) the milk production for the month of June, 1977 as recorded in the daily milk production register by the respon­dent was 1,596.25 seers and its cost was Rs. 3,092.68 whereas in the cash Register maintained by Mr. Abdul Rahman, the respondent gave the milk production figure as 1,506 seers and ,deposited Rs. 2,862.85 thus causing a loss of Rs. 170.03 (c) that the milk production for the month of September, 1977 recorded by the respondent in the daily milk production register was 1977 seers and its cost was Rs. 3,022.88 whereas in the cash register maintained by Mr. Abdul Rahman he gave the figure of milk as 1975…

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