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Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969) S. 25 A(1)(2) Grievance petition Limitation Grievance notice was given to employer after delay of five months and grievance petition was also filed by employee after delay of twenty three days Grievance petition was dismissed by Labour Court on limitation Validity In absence of any explanation of the delay, grievance petition was rightly dismissed by Labour Court being barred by time. 2000 PLC 572; 1981 PLC 881 and 1981 PLC 888 ref. DECISION Aggrieved by the decision, dated 14th December, 1999 of Sindh Labour Court No.IV, Karachi whereby grievance petition of the appellant was dismissed, they have filed this appeal. 2. The case between the parties briefly stated is as follows. The appellants had been working as permanent workers continuously for several years (since 24 2 1986) as Tindals/Winch Helpers under the gang system at Port Qasim. In pursuance of the agreement/settlement concluded between the workers, representatives of the respondents and the Authorities on 15th March, 1994, in presence of Joint Director Labour, it was agreed that the status of the workers including appellants would be restored as Tindals/Winch Helpers. However, on 12th September, 1994 Mr. Nasim Gul (respondent No.8). President of the CBA Union gave verbal order to the appellants and other workers not to come on duty as Tindals/Winch Helpers but instead they may come and work as ordinary labourers. No order in writing was issued nor any reason was assigned for such order. Thus, the said settlement remained unimplemented causing prejudice to the appellants who therefore made a number of representations to the respondents including the one made on 18th May, 1995, which was served as grievance notice on the respondents. Its reply was given/communicated to the appellants vide letter, dated 17 6 1995 which was delivered to them on 28th June 1995. More representations made by the appellants to be respondents followed but their grievance remained unredressed. Therefore, they filed the grievance petition on 24 8 1995. 3. The respondents in their Reply Statement, apart from denying the appellants' claim which, according to them, was not guaranteed…

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