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(a) West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance (VI of 1968)--- ---S. 2--Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXI11 of 1969), S. 25-A--Commercial establishment--Whether a School was or was not a commercial establishment, could be decided only after issuing notice to School and inviting evidence. (b) Industrial Relations Ordinance (will of 1969)--- ---S. 25-A--Transfer--Appellants, School Teachers, challenging their transfer from one school to another in the same city--Post of appellants transferable and they were not transferred to a far-off place--Appellants having no right guaranteed by law, settlement or award nor it was shown that their stay in school from which they had been transferred was short--Transfer of appellants, held, could not be termed as vexatious--Appellants' grievance petition against order of transfer dismissed. x JUDGMENT This is an appeal emerging from the decision dated 1-6-1988 recorded by the learned Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No. 7, Gujranwala, whereby the grievance petition of the appellants whereby they had challenged their transfer, was dismissed. 2. The appellants, who are lady teachers, were transferred from one school of the Municipal Corporation to another. In the written statement it was pleaded that the school not being a commercial establishment or an industry, the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 and Standing Orders Ordinance, 1968 are not applicable, to it. This plea has found favour with the learned lower Court. The learned lower Court has also held that the transfer with other teachers was made in the interest of the public and not on account of any complaint and, therefore, did not amount to imposition of punishment and thus could not be challenged. The learned lower Court did not invite any evidence and dismissed the petition in limine. The…

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