Latest Judgments

Newly reported judgments from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the High Courts and tribunals, added as they are processed — free, full text, updated daily. Judgments marked NEW were added in the most recent update. 232594 judgments in total.

• EMPLOYEES’ UNION Versus MULTAN ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY, MULTAN1977 PLC 307 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-06-26Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD MUNIR Versus KOH-I-NOOK SPINNING MILLS LTD.1977 PLC 213 · Punjab Labour Court · 1976-11-30Read full judgment →
• Malik MUHAMMAD AMUR AND OTHERS Versus MANAGING DIRECTOR, COLONY WOOLLEN MILLS ETC AND OTHERS1977 PLC 193 · Punjab Labour Court · 1976-10-16Read full judgment →
• ABDUL HAMID Versus PUNJAB ROAD TARACPORT BOARD1977 PLC 180 · Punjab Labour Court · 1976-01-31Read full judgment →
• 1977 PLC 1111977 PLC 111 · Punjab Labour Court · 1973-01-27Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD ASLAM Versus PUNJAB ROAD TRNSPORT BOARD1976 PLC 8 · Punjab Labour CourtRead full judgment →
• PACKAGES LTD., LAHORE AND ANOTHER Versus MUNIR AHMAD AND ANOTHER1976 PLC 73 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-11-27Read full judgment →
• REHMAT ALI AND ANOTHER Versus CRESCENT JUTE PRODUCTS LTD., JARANWALA1976 PLC 704 · Punjab Labour Court · 1974-07-17Read full judgment →
• WORKERS' UNION (REGD.) Versus NAFEES PRINTING MILLS, LYALLPUR1976 PLC 701 · Punjab Labour Court · 1973-11-29Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUE Versus GENERAL MANAGER, FAUJI TEXTILE MILLS1976 PLC 7 · Punjab Labour Court · 1974-05-09Read full judgment →
• PUNJAB FLOUR MILLS, RAWALPINDI Versus MAZDOOR UNION1976 PLC 699 · Punjab Labour CourtRead full judgment →
• NISAR AHMAD Versus PUNJAB ROAD TRANSPORT BOARD, MULTAN1976 PLC 698 · Punjab Labour Court · 1973-10-19Read full judgment →
• REGISTRAR OF TRADE UNIONS, LYALLPUR Versus COLONY THAL TEXTILE MILLS WORKERS' UNION, BHAKKAR1976 PLC 672 · Punjab Labour Court · 1972-09-15Read full judgment →
• MESSRS EVERGOINWEST Versus JAHANDAD KHAN1976 PLC 669 · Punjab Labour Court · 1973-04-30Read full judgment →
• WYETH LABORATORIES (PAK.) LTD. Versus SHAISTA BANO1976 PLC 663 · Punjab Labour CourtRead full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD RASHEED Versus KOHINOOR TEXTILE MILLS, RAWALPINDI1976 PLC 659 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-06-13Read full judgment →
• Syed ISRAR HUSSAIN ZAIDI Versus CHAIRMAN, WAPDA1976 PLC 654 · Punjab Labour Court · 1973-06-02Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD SHAFI Versus NORTHERN MOTORS, RAWALPINDI1976 PLC 649 · Punjab Labour Court · 1976-06-29Read full judgment →
• MESSRS LONGMAN MILLS Versus WORKERS' UNION AND ANOTHER1976 PLC 553 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-06-27Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD SIDDIQ Versus ABBASI TEXTILE MILLS LTD., RAHIMYAR KHAN1976 PLC 484 · Punjab Labour Court · 1976-04-14Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD YAQOOB Versus CRESCENT JUTE PRODUCTS LTD., JARAN WALA1976 PLC 483 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-07-17Read full judgment →
• MEssRs CRESCENT JUTE PRODUCTS LTD. Versus MEHR ZIAUL HAQ1976 PLC 470 · Punjab Labour Court · 1973-09-22Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD SHARIF Versus PUNJAB ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, LAHORE1976 PLC 469 · Punjab Labour Court · 1971-07-28Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD AMIN Versus GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT SERVICE, MULTAN1976 PLC 467 · Punjab Labour Court · 1976-04-03Read full judgment →
• YOUSUF GILL Versus GEORGE W. DASS, GENERAL SECRETARY. Y. M. C. A.1976 PLC 460 · Punjab Labour Court · 1974-05-08Read full judgment →
• SHAISTA BANO AND ANOTHER Versus WYETH LABORATORIES (PAKISTAN) LTD.1976 PLC 379 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-07-12Read full judgment →
• SABIR HUSSAIN Versus RACHNA TEXTILE MILLS1976 PLC 376 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-06-16Read full judgment →
• WORKERS' UNION Versus REGAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY1976 PLC 373 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-05-26Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD HANIF Versus NATIONAL BOTTLERS1976 PLC 371 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-03-18Read full judgment →
• RAZA HUSSAIN SHAH Versus ISLAMABAD OMNI BUS SERVICE1976 PLC 359 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-06-16Read full judgment →
• 1976 PLC 3581976 PLC 358 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-06-16Read full judgment →
• PUNJAB ROAD TRANSPORT BOARD Versus MUHAMMAD ABBAS Arm OTHERS1976 PLC 356 · Punjab Labour CourtRead full judgment →
• SAJJAD AHMAD Versus GAMMON PAKISTAN LTD.1976 PLC 355 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-06-13Read full judgment →
• WAPDA Versus Malik MUSHTAQ AHMAD1976 PLC 353 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-04-25Read full judgment →
• NEMAT KHAN Versus DIVISIONAL SUPDT., PAKISTAN RAILWAYS, RAW ALPINDI1976 PLC 329 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-04-12Read full judgment →
• SHAHID RAFI MIAN Versus CENSUS COMMISSIONER1976 PLC 323 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-04-15Read full judgment →
• PUNJAB ROAD TRANSPORT BOARD Versus AUSAF ALI KHAN1976 PLC 310 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-01-14Read full judgment →
• ZOR ENGINEERS Versus ABDUL GHANI AND OTHERS1976 PLC 309 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-01-14Read full judgment →
• MUSHTAQ AHMAD Versus ISLAMABAD OMNI BUS SERVICE1976 PLC 254 · Punjab Labour Court · 1974-03-29Read full judgment →
• MUKHTAR HASSAN Versus ISLAMABAD OMNIBUS SERVICE1976 PLC 24 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-08-22Read full judgment →
• 1976 PLC 2391976 PLC 239 · Punjab Labour Court · 1974-10-07Read full judgment →
• 1976 PLC 2361976 PLC 236 · Punjab Labour Court · 1974-10-10Read full judgment →
• 1976 PLC 2341976 PLC 234 · Punjab Labour Court · 1974-09-30Read full judgment →
• PUNJAB ROAD TRANSPORT BOARD Versus AUSAF ALI SHAH1976 PLC 20 · Punjab Labour Court · 1975-01-14Read full judgment →
• WORKERS' UNION (REGD.) Versus CRESCENT JUTE PRODUCTS LTD., LYALLPUR1976 PLC 175 · Punjab Labour CourtRead full judgment →
• 1976 PLC 1711976 PLC 171 · Punjab Labour Court · 1970-05-20Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD YOUSAF AND 4 OTHERS Versus FAUJI TEXTILE MILLS AND OTHERS1976 PLC 156 · Punjab Labour Court · 1974-12-20Read full judgment →
• 1976 PLC 1531976 PLC 153 · Punjab Labour Court · 1973-04-04Read full judgment →
• 1976 PLC 1511976 PLC 151 · Punjab Labour Court · 1970-06-13Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD ASLAM Versus PUNJAB ROAD TRANSPORT BOARD, LYALLPUR1976 PLC 146 · Punjab Labour CourtRead full judgment →
• STAFF UNION Versus VICE-PRESIDENT, NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN, LYALLPUR1976 PLC 132 · Punjab Labour Court · 1974-09-13Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD SABIR QURESHI Versus HYESONS SUGAR MILLS LTD., LAHORE1976 PLC 116 · Punjab Labour Court · 1974-10-04Read full judgment →
• R. T. C. LABOUR WELFARE UNION Versus MANAGING DIRECTOR, PUNJAB ROAD TRANSPORT BOARD1976 PLC 112 · Punjab Labour Court · 1974-11-13Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD SALIM Versus GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT SERVICE, MULTAN1976 PLC 109 · Punjab Labour Court · 1974-10-01Read full judgment →
• Syed GHULAM HUSSAIN NAQVI Versus THE CO OPERATIVE TEXTILE MILLS, KHANEWAL1974 PLC 49 · Punjab Labour Court · 1972-08-21Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD ALI Versus Chaudhri ABDUL MAJID1971 PLC 230 · Punjab Labour CourtRead full judgment →
• LAL KHAN Versus BASCO INDUSTRIES, GUJRAT1971 PLC 157 · Punjab Labour Court · 1970-12-30Read full judgment →
• AFGHAN, NATIONAL BANK PAKISTAN (PVT.) LTD. Versus ROSHAN BUKHARI2000 PLC 572 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1999-04-09
  superannuationgrievance petitiontime-barredindustrial relationsretirement agelabour lawtermination of service
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter concerns two appeals filed by a Bank against a Labour Court order that reinstated two employees with back benefits following their retirement on grounds of superannuation. The core legal questions were whether the employees' grievance petitions were time-barred under the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, and whether the Bank's retirement of employees at age 60 was lawful given the absence of explicit statutory rules at the time of termination. The Tribunal held that the grievance petitions were indeed time-barred, as the statutory period for filing a petition is two and a half months from the service of the grievance notice, regardless of when the employer replies. Furthermore, the Tribunal held that in the absence of specific statutory provisions regarding superannuation, an employer may rely on a consistent long-standing practice or a collective bargaining settlement to determine the age of retirement. Since the Bank had a consistent practice of retiring employees at 60 and a subsequent settlement confirmed this age, the retirement was upheld as lawful. The appeals were allowed, and the Labour Court's order was set aside.

  Questions settled

  • Is a grievance petition filed after two and a half months from the service of the grievance notice time-barred under the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969?
  • Does the statutory period for filing a grievance petition under the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, extend based on the date of the employer's reply?
  • Can an employer retire an employee at a specific age based on long-standing practice in the absence of explicit statutory rules?
  • Does a settlement between a bank and a collective bargaining agent regarding the age of retirement bind employees?
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• KOTRI TEXTILE MILLS LTD. Versus COMMISSIONER FOR WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION, HYDERABAD2000 PLC 184 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1999-01-18
  workmen's compensationsubstantial question of lawdeposit of compensation amountappeal by employergroup insurancedismissal in limine
  Summary & questions settled

  This appeal was filed under Section 30 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 against an order passed by the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation directing the appellant employer to pay death compensation towards Group Insurance and legal dues. The core legal questions involved whether factual contentions regarding employment status and payment of dues constitute a substantial question of law, and the mandatory requirement of depositing the awarded amount as a prerequisite for filing an appeal by an employer. The Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal held that factual disputes do not amount to a substantial question of law and that the statutory requirement for the employer to deposit the disputed compensation amount is mandatory under the third proviso to Section 30(1) of the Act, which was enacted to protect the dependents of deceased workers. The Tribunal laid down the principle that an employer's appeal under Section 30(1)(a) is incompetent and barred in limine if it is not accompanied by the requisite certificate proving deposit of the awarded compensation amount, and that mere factual contentions do not satisfy the threshold of a substantial question of law.

  Questions settled

  • Whether an appeal by an employer under Section 30 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 is maintainable without depositing the awarded amount with the Commissioner?
  • Do factual disputes regarding the employment status of a deceased worker constitute a substantial question of law under Section 30 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923?
  • What is the statutory object behind the requirement for an employer to deposit the compensation amount before filing an appeal under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923?
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• PRECISION RUBBER PRODUCTS (PVT.) LTD., KARACHI Versus PRECISION RUBBER PRODUCTS WORKERS' UNION, KARACHI1998 PLC 359 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1997-04-04Read full judgment →
• MODERN TEXTILE MILLS, TANDOJAM Versus SAMIULLAH1997 PLC 330 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1996-08-11Read full judgment →
• TELEPHONE INDUSTRIES OF PAKISTAN (PVT.) LTD., KARACHI Versus WASEEM AHMED1996 PLC 58 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1995-08-08Read full judgment →
• ABDUL RAZZAK Versus HUMERA INDUSTRIES, KARACHI1994 PLC 126 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1993-09-16Read full judgment →
• PAKISTAN HERALD PUBLICATIONS (PRIVATE) LIMITED, KARACHI Versus MRS. ASMAT KHAN1993 PLC 98 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-02-23Read full judgment →
• PARKE-DAIS & COMPANY LIMITED, KARACHI Versus JAMIL JANAT ALI1993 PLC 93 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-02-23Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD FAHIM ANSARI. Versus ICI PAKISTAN LTD., KARACHI1993 PLC 78 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-05-31Read full judgment →
• KHIZAR HAYAT Versus PAKISTAN RAILWAYS, KARACHI1993 PLC 75 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-06-04Read full judgment →
• GUL ZAMAN Versus NAGARIA TEXTILE MILLS (PVT.) LTD., KARACHI1993 PLC 73 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-06-03Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD SAJID Versus HUSSAIN SPINNING MILLS, KARACHI1993 PLC 70 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-06-04Read full judgment →
• ALLAH RAKHA CHOWDHERY Versus KARACHI SHIPYARD AND ENGINEERING WORKS LTD., KARACHI1993 PLC 68 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-06-04Read full judgment →
• M/S.KEY TEX INDUSTRIES KARACHI Versus SYED MUBARAK ALI SHAH1993 PLC 65 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-08-27Read full judgment →
• SHIRIN BACHA Versus DAWOOD COTTON MILLS LTD., KARACHI1993 PLC 53 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-04-20Read full judgment →
• FAZLUR REHMAN Versus NAGARIA TEXTILE MILLS LIMITED, KARACHI1993 PLC 50 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-04-30Read full judgment →
• ZENITH INDUSTRIES (PVT.) LTD., KARACHI Versus MUHAMMAD NAWAZ1993 PLC 495 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1993-03-11Read full judgment →
• NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN, KARACHI Versus JANG BAHADUR1993 PLC 490 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1991-02-28Read full judgment →
• NAZMA BEGUM Versus COMMISSIONER, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AND AUTHORITY UNDER THE PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT, SUKKUR1993 PLC 48 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-04-21Read full judgment →
• DHANJI Versus JAVEDAN CEMENT LIMITED, KARACHI1993 PLC 466 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1993-01-11Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD AKBAR BHATTI Versus GENERAL MANAGER/PERSONNEL, PAKISTAN RAILWAYS, LAHORE1993 PLC 464 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1993-01-14Read full judgment →
• OPAL LABORATORIES WORKERS' UNION, KARACHI Versus OPAL LABORATORIES (PVT.) LTD., KARACHI1993 PLC 463 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1993-01-12Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD ILYAS Versus PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES CORPORATION, KARACHI AIRPORT, KARACHI1993 PLC 460 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1993-01-28Read full judgment →
• RAFAQATULLAH Versus THE DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT PAKISTAN RAILWAYS KARACHI DIVISION KARACHI1993 PLC 458 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1993-01-21Read full judgment →
• IFRAN AZIZ SHEIKH Versus PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES CORPORATION,KARACHI1993 PLC 454 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1993-01-28Read full judgment →
• ABDUL AZIZ KHANANI Versus GRANULARS (PVT.) LTD., KARACHI1993 PLC 453 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1993-02-08Read full judgment →
• EASTERN PETROLEUM (PVT.) LTD., KARACHI Versus M.I. PERVEZ BUTT1993 PLC 442 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-11-24Read full judgment →
• OBAIDULLAH ALEEM Versus AZEEM TEXTILE AND GARMENTS (PVT.) LTD. KARACHI1993 PLC 44 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-04-30Read full judgment →
• ZAHOOR AHMED Versus TRUSTEES OF THE PORT OF KARACHI, KARACHI PORT TRUST1993 PLC 439 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-11-04Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD IQBAL Versus GENERAL MANAGER, PAKISTAN RAILWAYS, LAHORE1993 PLC 437 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-11-16Read full judgment →
• PAKISTAN STEEL MILLS CORPORATION LIMITED, KARACHI Versus ABDUL RPHMAN1993 PLC 434 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-11-29Read full judgment →
• TELEPHONE INDUSTRIES OF PAKISTAN (PVT.) LIMITED STAFF UNION, KARACHI Versus TELEPHONE INDUSTRIES OF PAKISTAN (PVI.) LIMITED, KARACHI1993 PLC 432 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-11-19Read full judgment →
• GENERAL NEWSPAPERS EMPLOYEES' UNION, KARACHI Versus GENERAL NEWSPAPERS (PRIVATE) LIMITED, KARACHI1993 PLC 428 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-11-22Read full judgment →
• TAJ MAHAL HOTEL LIMITED, KARACHI Versus RAYSI1993 PLC 425 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-11-17Read full judgment →
• KHURSHEED HUSSAIN Versus GENERAL MANAGER, PAKISTAN RAILWAYS, LAHORE1993 PLC 422 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-11-29Read full judgment →
• SHAMIM KIYANI Versus KARACHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KARACHI1993 PLC 421 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-12-07Read full judgment →
• PAKISTAN OXYGEN LIMITED, KARACHI Versus ANWARUL HAQUE1993 PLC 418 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-11-03Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD LZHAR-UL-AHSAN OURESHI Versus PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES CORPORATION, KARACHI1993 PLC 416 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-11-30Read full judgment →
• ALLIED BANK OF PAKISTAN, KARACHI Versus ABDUL KARIM1993 PLC 412 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-12-15Read full judgment →
• MEBRAN JUTE MILLS LTD., KARACHI Versus SADRE ALAM1993 PLC 409 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-11-25Read full judgment →
• NASEER AKHTAR Versus PRINTING CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN PRESS, KARACHI1993 PLC 406 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-12-09Read full judgment →
• SINDH CLUB, KARACHI Versus NASEER AHMED1993 PLC 404 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-11-02Read full judgment →
• GENERAL MANAGER, PAKISTAN RAILWAYS, LAHORE Versus MUHAMMAD HANIF1993 PLC 401 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1992-11-29Read full judgment →