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Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)-- ----S. 25-A---Grievance petition ---Decision---Labour Court hearing arguments of parties in a case involving important and controversial points but not announcing -within one month but after one month and twenty days---Decision of Labour Court challenged--- Held, in cases of simple nature, it could be presumed that the Court deciding case remembered arguments and legal and factual facts of case but in a case like the one in hand, it was difficult to say that the arguments were fresh in the mind of Presiding Officer---Case was remanded to Labour Court for rehearing arguments for fresh decision. Mirza M. Rashid Ahmad Raza for Appellants. Farooq Zaman Qureshi for Respondents. Date of hearing: 24th February, 1990. JUDGMENT Since the eleven appeals captioned above involve same questions of fact and law, they'are being disposed of together through this single judgment. 2. The learned lower Court has held that the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 and Standing Orders Ordinance, 1968 are not applicable and thus the Labour Court has no jurisdiction. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the appellants that the arguments of the parties were heard by the learned lower Court on 8-10-1989 but the judgment was announced on 29-11-1989 after one month and twenty-one days. He has argued that on account of the delay the impugned decision is not sustainable. It cannot be expected from a judicial officer that he would remember the arguments of the…

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