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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. 12 Termination of service Grievance notice Limitation Services of employees were terminated by issuing them termination letter under S.O. 12 of West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968 Employee's gave grievance notice to employers against termination of their services after. a period of three months from termination of services which was to be given within three months as provided under S.25 A(1) of Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 Grievance petition filed by employees against termination of their services, was rightly dismissed by Labour Court being barred by time. JUDGMENT This is an appeal, filed under section 37(3) of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, against the order passed on 23 6 1999 by the learned Labour Court No. VII at Sukkur, on an application under section 25 A(10) of the I.R.O., 1959, tiled by thirteen workers, who are appellants herein, whose application was dismissed on the sole ground that the grievance notice, given to the respondent, was time barred. 2. Heard Mr. Shafiq Qureshi, learned counsel for the appellants. The letter of termination dated 21 6 1998, filed by the appellant, appears at page 17 of the appeal file, which reads as under: 3. A perusal of the above letter shows that Messrs Al Sajid & Company (respondent No.2) were the contractors of Engro Chemical Pakistan (respondent No. l) and these appellants were on the pay roll of the said contractors. The termination letter, as admitted by the learned counsel, appears to have been issued under Standing Order 12(1) of the Standing Orders Ordinance, 1968 with payment of one months' pay in lieu of notice. 4. Being aggrieved of the said order of termination, the appellants gave grievance notice, dated 3rd October, 1998, which appears to have been given, admittedly, after a…

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