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Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)-- ---S. 49--Representation by legal practitioner in proceedings before Labour Court--Permission for--Scope--Labour Court not to act as a benevolent despot. There were 8 grievance petitions before Labour Court at Hub and the Establishment's Managers (Regional and Local) were impleaded as respondent separately. An Advocate duly authorised by 1?oth put in appearance before Labour Court and filed Vakalatnama jointly executed by both in his favour. An application was made also with prayer that both respondents be permitted to be represented by the named legal practitioners--Labour Court while granting permission ordered payment of Rs.2,000 in each case to meet expenditure in engaging senior counsel from Karachi for prosecuting the matters against the respondents. The petitioners had already appointed persons to act and plead on their behalf and no desire was expressed that they would require any other Advocate against the team of Lawyers of respondents yet it was considered necessary by Labour Court to appoint Lawyers for them and it was ordered that a sum of Rs.2,000 shall be deposited by the respondents enabling the petitioners to engage a counsel and bear his travel expenses--Order of Labour Court was challenged in revision before Labour Appellate Tribunal and set aside. Iftikhar Muhammad for Petitioners. Nemo for Respondent. Date of hearing: 6th May, 1985. JUDGMENT This judgment would dispose of the eight petitions (No. 1 to 8 of 1985) filed on behalf of the persons against whom proceedings under section 25-A of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 have been initiated by the respondents herein, before the Presiding Officer-III Labour Court, Quetta. The facts are identical and common questions of law are involved in all these petitions. The respondents herein, have filed applications challenging separately the order of termination of their services. The matters were fixed at Hub and the notices for the petitioners' appearance were issued for 7-3-1985. A reply statement to the application duly signed by the petitioner No. 1 was presented on his behalf by an Advocate while an application on behalf of the petitioner…

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