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West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance (VI of 1968)-- ---S.2(1)--Termination of service -Victimization, not established-­Retrenchment due to shrinkage of business--Appellant's main duty to convass sale of medicines--Not cove ed by definition of workman. Ch. Ghulam Qadir Cheema for Appellant. Naeem Bokhari for Respondent. Date of hearing: 16th February, 1982. JUDGMENT This appeal arises from the decision dated 28-11-1977 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No.1, Lahore, whereby the grievance petition of :he appellant for his reinstatement was dismissed. 2. The appellant was Mediei Supervisor. His services were terminated on 28-7-1976 on the grounds that the factory was being closed as the Government demand that medicines be manufactured in generic names after getting new licence and had refused to issue licence for import of raw materials Without Letting the said licence. The services of Shamsher Alam were terminated on 28-7-1976. The grounds on which the appellant challenged the order of his termination were that due to trade union activities, his services were terminated, that the rule of 'first come last go was not observed by retaining his juniors in service, that no show-cause notice was given and no enquiry was held, that his services were terminated because he had refused to prevail upon his wife to withdraw her petition for reinstatement, that Mian Abdul Aziz, so-called Manager, was not competent to terminate his services. He claimed Rs. 8,010 as past wages and benefits of termination of his service. He appeared as P.W. 1 to prove his case. He deposed that initially he was employed as Medical Representative and in 1964 he was made Medical Supervisor at the salary of Rs.4100 per month. With regard to his duties he stated that he, used to ('prepare daily reports about the work and progress of the representatives, took permission for using loud­speaker in the area, purchased 1raw material to get clearance and to get packages printed. He further said that after he was transferred to Lahore in 1964 his duty was to deal with the Bank to obtain L.C., to purchase raw material, to get clearance of…

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