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(a) West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance VI of 1968)-- ---S.Os. 12(3) &, l3--Retrenchment--Cranes becoming idle and services of Operators, no longer required--Services of Operators terminated by written order indicating reasons with one month's wages to licit of notice and direction to collect dues in full and final payment--No specific malice either alleged or proved--None else employed at place of Operators--Termination order, held, was not exceptionable. Messrs Midway House Ltd.v. Yaseen Kausar 198(1 P L C 728; Federation of Pakistan v. Saeed Ahmad Khan and others P L D 197-1 S C'. 151 and 19S5, P L C 715 ref. (b) Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)-­ ---S. 36--Evidence--Person verifying written statement not examined--Effect-­Witnesses stating all facts and reiterating case of respondent on oath in his affidavit-in-evidence-Averments of witness not challenged in cross-examination-Evidence Of which witness, held, could not be rejected only because of non­-examination of person verifying written statement. DECISION "These 2 appeals are directed against the order of the learned Presiding Officer, Sind Labour Court No. IV at Karachi, dated 31-5-1988, whereby the grievance petitions of both the appellants were dismissed. I propose to dispose of the two appeals by this single decision. 2. The appellants were admittedly permanent workers of the respondents whose services were terminated, vide letters, dated 31-12-1987. Being aggrieved by the termination orders, both the appellants served grievance notices upon the respondents and thereafter filed 2 grievance petitions before the learned Labour Court The respondents resisted the grievance petitions on the ground that the services of the appellants who were working on the Cranes of the respondents had become surplus after operation of the said 2 Cranes was closed down by the respondent company. It is further contended that their services were terminated in accordance with the provisions of Standing Orders Ordinance, 1968 (hereinafter called the Ordinance). 3. I have heard Mr. Hameed Siddiqi, the learned Advocate for the appellants and Mr. S. Qamaruddin Hassan,…

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