DISTRICT MANAGER, PUNJAB ROAD TRANSPORT

The appeal captioned above is directed against the decision dated 11‑10‑1987 recorded by learned Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No.1 Lahore whereby the grievance petition of the respondent with regard to the medical charges has been allowed. The appellant has been burdened with special costs of Rs.1,000 also. Learned counsel for the appellant has not pressed the appeal so far as the medical charges are concerned but has attacked the order of the learned Lower Court to the extent it imposes special costs. Learned counsel for the respondent has argued that since the learned Labour Court has to pass just and proper orders after considering all the facts of the case the learned Lower Court has rightly imposed the special costs of Rs.1,000. He also argues that since the, appellant did not allow medical charges soon after the respondent had claimed, therefore, the appellant has been rightly burdened with special costs. Since there is no provision of special costs in I.R. O. 1969 the order is not proper to this extent. In Civil Procedure Code there is a section 'l35‑A which authorises the civil Courts to impose special costs but since there is no such section in I.R.O. 1969 the Labour Courts have no jurisdiction in this respect.

2. As a result the appeal is partly accepted and modifying the, impugned decision the direction of payment of special costs of Rs.1,000 is set aside.

A.E. /509/Lb.P

Appeal partly accepted.