Case Details

Citation(s)
2000 SLG 1667 2000 SLD 1667 2000 PLC 533
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Civil Petitions Nos. 1560 L to 1562 L and 1567 L to 1574 L of 1999, decision dated: 24-11-1999
SAIDUZZAMAN SIDDIQUI, C.J., SH. RIAZ AHMED AND CH. MUHAMMAD ARIF, JJ
Muhammad Anwar Ghuman, Advocate Supreme Court and Rao Muhammad Yousuf Khan, Advocate on-Record AND Nemo

PROVINCE OF PUNJAB through Secretary, Irrigation and Power Department, Lahore and another

VS

PUNJAB LABOUR APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, LAHORE through Chairman and another

Law:

Section:

Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXlI 11 of 1969) S. 25 A West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance (VI of 1968), S.1(4)(c) Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 185(3) Work charged employees Grievance petition Maintainability Respondents being work charged employees of Irrigation Department were reinstated in service by Labour Appellate Tribunal Contention raised by the petitioner was that the respondents being work charged employees could not be ordered to be reinstated in service Petitioner further contended that the grievance petitions filed by the respondents were not maintainable in view of S.1(4)(c) of West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968 Validity Leave to appeal was granted by Supreme Court to consider the contentions raised by the petitioner as the same required consideration. ORDER SAIDUZZAMAN SIDDIQUI, C.J. We propose to dispose of abovementioned 11 petitions for leave to appeal by a consolidated order as the questions of law and facts involved in, these cases are identical and they also arise from the same impugned judgment. 2. Private respondents in the above petitions were working as Chowkidars, gardners, helpers etc. in the Irrigation Department for a number of years. Their services were terminated by the department describing them as work charged employees. The respondents filed grievance petitions under section 25 A of…
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