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Payment of Wages Act (IV of 1936)---- ---Ss.2(b) & 15--"Wages"--Pension--A benefit of past service and not a remuneration of existing service--Not included in term "wages"-­Authority, held, has no jurisdiction in cases of pension claim --[1968 P L C 271 and 1976 P L C 13 held not applicable]. 1968 P L C 271 and 1976 P L C 13 held not applicable. H. R. Haider for Petitioner. Respondent in person. Date of hearing: 7th November, 1984. JUDGMENT The decision, dated 24-7-1984 recorded by the learned Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No.5, Faisalabad in its appellate jurisdiction is informed to be without jurisdiction and ultra vires. 2. The respondent had, before the Authority under the Payment of Wages Act, claimed pension and wages but pension was not allowed holding that it was beyond its jurisdiction. According to the learned lower appellate Court, pension comes within the definition of 'wages' since it can be calculated in terms of money. But it has failed to, notice that the other conditions do not stand fulfilled. Section 2 of the Payment of Wages Act says that the wages would be payable if terms of contract of employment were fulfilled. On…

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