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(a) Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXII.I of 1969)--- ---Ss. 2(xxviii) & 25-A--'Workman' --Requirement of--Stationmaster drawing pay below Rs.800 per month, held. is within definition of workman, irrespective of industries for managing and administering work at station of appointment. (b) Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)-- ---S. 25-A--Pakistan Railways Personnel Manual, Chap. No. III, r.15-D--Grievance petition for grant of Travelling Allowance-­Requirement of law is that workman should have secured and guaranteed right in respect of Travelling Allowance or Daily Allowance--Claim of employee about travelling allowance, held, was not a secured right--Such right could only be settled according to r.15-D, Personnel Manual, Chap. No.1II--Grievance petition was, therefore, misconceived and dismissed in circumstances. Manazar Alam for Appellant. Shabbir Ahmad Awan for Respondents. Date of hearing: 11th April, 1985. DECISION The instant appeal arises out of the order, dated 7-4-1983, passed by the Presiding Officer, Sind Labour Court No. VII at Sukkur. 2. The facts which are given by the appellant in the grievance application under section 25-A, I.R.O, 1969, are that he was working as a stationmaster on relief list with Head Office at Sukkur and was being directed to work on various stations as per orders of the respondent No. 3. Since he was working on short terms vacancies beyond the radius of ten miles, as per rules, he was entitled to travelling allowance at the rate of Rs.20 per day. He claims that for the month of March, 1981 to July, 1981 he was not paid the travelling allowances. However, the T.A. bills were verified by respondent No. s and were approved by respondent No. 2, but they were not passed and he was deprived of the amount of the T.A. He, therefore, filed the grievance application. The respondents in their reply statement Exh. 2 have briefly stated that the appellant was working as short term vacancy of relief giving stationmaster which was lying vacant for more than one year. That no T.A. is allowed to relieving staff appointed against permanent vacant post for more than six weeks as per rule 15-D of the Personnel Manual Chapter…

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