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Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)----- -- S. 25-A - Limitation - Grievance not replied by employer­---Petition filed after expiry of statutory period of two and half months-Time-barred-Held : Rightly dismissed by Labour Court and merits refused to be discussed by Appellate Tribunal. Nawab Saeedullah for Appellant. Date of hearing : 26th April, 1982. JUDGMENT This appeal arises from the decision dated 14th January, 1982 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No. 4, Faisalabad, whereby the grievance petition of the appellant was dismissed. 2. The facts of the case are that an accident took place on 2nd September, 1978 on account of the collusion between the bus driven by the appellant and another bus coming from the opposite side, as a result of which two passengers died on the spot and the bus of the appellant was damaged and the loss was calculated to Rs. 50,567.25. The appellant was charge-sheeted to which he gave reply. An enquiry was held against him, which culminated in his dismissal. His contention was that the charge-sheet was time-barred. ,On the other hand, the contention of the respondent was that the grievance petition was time-barred. The objection with regard to the charge-sheet being time-barred could be entertained if the appellant had proved that his petition was within time. He was dismissed on 29th June,…

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