1984 PLP 1490 (PLC(CS))
PUNJAB ROAD TRANSPORT BOARD Versus MUHAMMAD JAHANGIR
| Citation | 1984 PLP 1490 (PLC(CS)) |
| Forum / Court | Labour Appellate Tribunal Punjab |
| Bench Members | Muhammad Abdul Ghafoor Khan Lodhi, Appellate Tribunal |
| Parties | PUNJAB ROAD TRANSPORT BOARD Versus MUHAMMAD JAHANGIR |
| Primary Law | Industrial dispute‑ |
Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 1984 PLP 1490 (PLC(CS))?
This judgment primarily cites: Industrial dispute‑ as referenced in Pakistani case law index.
Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 1984 PLP 1490 (PLC(CS))?
The case was heard and decided by the Labour Appellate Tribunal Punjab bench comprising: Muhammad Abdul Ghafoor Khan Lodhi, Appellate Tribunal.
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Laws Cited
Representation
- Muhammad Salim Khan for Appellant.
- Nazir Ahmad Naz for Respondent.
- Date of hearing: 30th January, 1982.
Headnotes / Summary
‑‑Transfer‑Foreman (Carpentry) in Body Building Workshop of Punjab Road Transport Board transferred to Central Workshop‑Job of carpentry not existing in Central Workshop concerned with maintenance and repair of engines‑Such work not known to and not of trade of petitioner Foreman‑‑‑Order of Labour Court accepting grievance petition and setting aside impugned transfer order, in circumstances, held, justified and upheld by Appellate Tribunal Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969), Ss. 25‑A & 38 (3).
Judgment & Decree
‑‑Transfer‑Foreman (Carpentry) in Body Building Workshop of Punjab Road Transport Board transferred to Central Workshop‑Job of carpentry not existing in Central Workshop concerned with maintenance and repair of engines‑Such work not known to and not of trade of petitioner Foreman‑‑‑Order of Labour Court accepting grievance petition and setting aside impugned transfer order, in circumstances, held, justified and upheld by Appellate Tribunal Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969), Ss. 25‑A & 38 (3). Muhammad Salim Khan for Appellant. Nazir Ahmad Naz for Respondent. Date of hearing: 30th January, 1982. In this appeal the decision, dated 29th June, 1979 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No. 1, Lahore has been challenged, whereby the grievance petition of the respondent made against his transfer was accepted and the transfer was set aside.
2. The respondent was employed as Foreman in Body Building Work shop. On 4th July, 1978 he was transferred to Central Workshop, Lahore. The order of transfer was challenged by the respondent on the ground that his trade was carpentry, but there was no carpentry work in the Central Workshop. He also denied that he had become surplus in the Body Building Workshop and that even if there was any surplus staff his juniors were present and first of all they should have been transferred. Appearing as P. W. 1 the respondent stated that Body Building Workshop and Central Workshop were quite separate from each other. He further stated that in the Body Building Workshop bodies of the buses were manufactured, whereas in the Central Workshop maintenance and repairing of engines was dons, and that there no bodies are manufactured. He also stated that he did not know any work relating to engines as he was a carpenter and his job was to do wood work. No evidence in rebuttal was produced with the' result that the statement on oath of the respondent remained un-controverted. He had also stated that the Works Manager of both the workshops were different persons. In these circumstances, the learned lower Court was' justified m accepting the grievance petition of the respondent and setting aside the transfer order. There is no force in the appeal, which is dismissed. A. E. Appeal dismissed.