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. West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance (VI of 1968)- ---S.1(4) & S.0.12(6)--Central Bank of India taken over by Custodian' of Enemy Property and having statutory rules governing terms and conditions of service of its employees--Not within ambit of Ordinance-­Gratuity to its employees payable in accordance with its own rules and not under S.0.12(6). Muhammad Zaman Qureshi for Appellants. Asad Hussain Zaidi for Respondent. Date of hearing: 29th May, 1984. JUDGMENT The decision dated 16-1-1983 recorded by the learned Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No.1, Lahore has been challenged in this appeal, whereby the joint grievance petition of the appellants was partly accepted to the extent of issuing direction in favour of Zawar Hussain for payment of additional gratuity at the rate of half month's pay for one completed year but the petition so far as it related to the remaining appellants was dismissed. 2. The respondent had allowed gratuity to the appellants equal to half month's pay for every completed year of service on their retirement according to the Central Bank of India Rules. The appellants claim gratuity at 30 days pay for every completed year of service. It has been argued that according to the settlement Exh. P.4, the pay and allowances were to be allowed to the Central Bank of India employees according to the rates at which they were being paid to the employees of scheduled banks. Firstly, according to the argument, the settlement referred to above, makes provisions for pay and allowances and not for gratuity and secondly in Exh. P.4, it is not provided at what rates gratuity will be allowed. It is mentioned that compromise had been effected and the C.B.A. withdrew the demands. What the respondent had offered is not mentioned in the said document. In appeal a photostat of the award given by Labour Court No.1 and Annexure 'E' referred to in the said award have been produced but since…

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