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Keywords: Trade Union, Commission, Parties, Change, Appellate Tribunal, Evidence, Alteration, Refusal, Jurisdiction, Consequences, Receipt, Constitution, Register, Set Aside, Proceedings, Order, Recording Evidence, Dispute, Office, Revisional Jurisdiction, Labour Court, Registered, Recording, Impugned Order DECISION JUSTICE (RTD) AHMED ALI U QURESHI J:- This is a revision application against the order, dated 8.7.1989, passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Sind Labour Court No.IV at Karachi, whereby the appeal filed by the applicants under Section 8(7) of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, was dismissed. 2. It appears that the K.M.C. Sanitary & General Employees Union applied to the Registrar, Trade Union on 4.2.1988, for effecting the change in office-bearers as a result of the alleged decision taken in the general body meeting allegedly held on 8.1.1988; which change was duly registered by the Registrar. This application for change was made by the respondent No.6, as the General Secretary of the union. He also was the General Secretary of the union even prior to the change in the office-bearers. The Union, through its Joint Secretary, S.M. Ishaq filed an appeal before the learned Labour Court under sub-section (7) of Section 8 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, disputing the fact that any meeting of the general body was held and, therefore, made a prayer in an application that the Labour Court may set aside the change received by the Registrar, Trade Unions on 4.2.1988, as being of no legal consequences. 3. I have heard Mr. Latif Saghar, the learned Advocate for the applicants and Mr.M.M. Jeelani, the learned Advocate for the respondents and have also gone through the record and proceedings of the case. 4. To appreciate the respective arguments of the parties it is necessary to re-produce sub-section (7) of Section 8 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, which reads as under:- "In case there is a dispute in relation to the change of officers of a trade union, or any trade union is aggrieved by the refusal of the Registrar under sub-section (5) any officer or member of the trade union may apply or appeal to the Labour Court, who…

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