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(a) Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)- --S. 25-A read with Limitation Act (IX of 1908), S. 14-Limitation­Time spent bona fide in wrong forum-To be excluded-Petitioner approaching National Industrial Relations Commission within period of limitation for grievance notice under impression that N. I. R. C. had jurisdiction -Grievance petition before Labour Court filed after dismissal of petition by N. I. R. C for want of jurisdiction, in circumstances, held, within time. (b) West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance (VI of 1968)- -- S. O. 12 (3)-Termination without written order-Violative of law. Saleem Baig for Appellants. Syed Muhammad Mohsin Zaidi for Respondent. Date of hearing : 24th April, 1984. JUDGMENT The three appeals captioned above arise from the decisions, dated 25th June, 1983 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No. 2, Lahore, whereby the grievance petitions of the appellants for their re-instatement in service were dismissed on the ground of want of jurisdiction and that the grievance notices were time-barred. On merits the appellants, according to the learned lower Court; are entitled to be re-instated. 2. On the point of limitation the appellants have produced by way of additional evidence the certificate issued by the N. I. R. C. to the effect that a petition was brought on 10th April, 1981 and the same was dismissed on 28th December, 1981. According to this certificate, petition before the N. I. R. C. was presented within three months, so till then the period for giving grievance notice had not expired. As the appellant fought the case under a bona…

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