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West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance (VI of 1968)S.O. 15Dismissal from serviceEmployees working as peons were dismissed from service on allegation that they stole cheque book of employer and by forging signature of employer withdrew huge amount from Bank account of employer fraudulentlyEnquiry was held against employees in which they were found guilty of theft and forgeryEmployees who had been found guilty of heinous crime, were rightly dismissed from service and it would be an act of injustice if such persons were ordered to be reinstated in service and also paid back benefits for the period they were enjoying themselves with illgotten moneyJudgment of Labour Court according to which employees were reinstated was set aside, in circumstances. Muhammad Humayun for the Management. Muhammad Ashraf Khan for the Workers. Date of hearing: 13th August, 1996. DECISION These are four appeals, two out of which are filed by Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. against the judgment of the Fifth Sindh Labour Court against respondents Arif Aziz and Muhammad Sheeraz who had both filed grievance petitions against their dismissal in the Labour Court and they were ordered to be reinstated with full back benefits. The remaining two appeals are by respondents Arif Aziz and Muhammad Sheeraz against the order of the Labour Court directing fresh domestic enquiry against them by the management. By this judgment all the four appeals will be disposed of. 2. The facts in brief are that respondents Arif Aziz and Muhammad Sheeraz were working as peons in the office of appellants M/s. Pakistan Petroleum Limited, Karachi. Major J.R. Rahim was the Chairman of the Petroleum Company. He maintained two Bank accounts in A.N.Z. Grindlays Bank, Karachi and he had three Cheque Books in respect of these two accounts. One was Pink Colour Cheque Book which could be operated in all the Branches of Grindlays Bank. He kept these three Cheque Books in his brief case which was not locked. He used to leave the brief case on his table and sometimes he used to take it home. The key of his Chamber remained with peon Arif Aziz. He had also a lady Secretary Mrs. Turab. The other…

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