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(a) Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)--- ----S. 25-A---Grievance notice---Appellant filed departmental appeal and sent a reminder but case remained undecided---Appellant then filed grievance petition without filing grievance notice---Held, departmental appeal and reminder issued subsequently could be considered as grievance notice and no fresh grievance notice was required to be given. (b) Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)--- ----S. 25-A---Grievance petition---Limitation---Appellant stated that he remained sick, therefore he could not file grievance petition in time---Appellant filed petition after about six months even after he was declared fit---Appellant made an application for condonation of delay but had not stated sufficient reasons for the same---Held: Grievance petition of appellant had rightly been dismissed by Labour Court as being time-barred---Interference declined by Tribunal. Habibullah v. Divisional Superintendent, Pakistan Railways and others 1981 P L C 605 ref. M.A. Hassan Malik for Appellant. Ch. Latif Saghar for Respondents. Date of hearing: 26th November, 1990. DECISION This is an appeal against the order of learned Presiding Officer, Sindh Labour Court No. V at Karachi, dated 30-9-1990; whereby the grievance petition of the appellant was dismissed on the ground that it was time-barred. 2. I have heard Mr. M.A. Hassan Malik the learned Advocate for the appellant and Mr. Latif Saghar, learned Advocate for the respondents. 3. Admittedly, the appellant was reverted on 8-9-1989, which order of reversion he had challenged in the grievance petition. He had filed departmental appeal on 12-9-1989 and also sent a reminder on 3-12-1989. But, the departmental appeal was not decided, therefore he filed grievance petition on 5-5-1990. Admittedly, except the departmental appeal and the reminder, no other grievance notice was given by the appellant to the respondents. It is contended by Mr. M.A. Hassan Malik the learned Advocate for the appellant that no specific form of grievance notice is provided under the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 and even the departmental appeal and the subsequent reminder could be considered as…

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