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Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)--- ---S. 25-A---West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance (VI of 1968), S.O. 15---Termination of service---Services of a bank employee were terminated after issuing him charge-sheet and holding domestic enquiry against him on charge that on checking the deposits certain amount was detected to be short---Employee did not file any appeal against his termination as a result of departmental enquiry, but when after more than one year a criminal case was lodged against him and he was acquitted in that case, he filed petition for his re-instatement before Labour Court---Labour Court found that since criminal case was registered against employee after one year of his dismissal and that employee had moved after his acquittal in that case, grievance notice to employer was time-barred and petition was not maintainable---Employee having been dismissed from service as a result of domestic enquiry, his subsequent acquittal in criminal case was of no consequence as acquittal in criminal case was for different reasons and had no connection with reasons which prompted employer to dismiss him. DECISION Heard the appellant Lutfullah in person. This appeal is directed against the order of the 8th Labour Court, Larkana dismissing the petition of the appellant for reinstatement as cashier of Habib Bank Ratodero Branch. 2. The facts are that on 16-7-1984 the Zonal Chief visited the Habib Bank Ratodero Branch and detected Rs.5,000 to be short on checking the deposits. The appellant was then charge-sheeted and the domestic enquiry was held against him by the Vice-President. As a…

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