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.

• MUHAMMAD RAFIQUE Versus DIRECTOR, AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, HYDERABAD SINDH1990 PLC 650 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1989-09-25Read full judgment →
• MISS BUSHRA PARVEEN Versus MESSRS EVERGREEN INDUSTRIES LIMITED1990 PLC 624 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1990-03-04Read full judgment →
• ABDUL SATTAR Versus WORKS MANAGER, ASSOCIATE CEMENT FACTORY1990 PLC 458 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1989-05-28Read full judgment →
• Messrs HOTEL JABEEN, KARACHI Versus EJAZ HUSSAIN alias EJAZ AHMAD1989 PLC 56 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1988-03-01Read full judgment →
• Messrs. CRESCENT GARMENT INDUSTRIES LIMITED Versus WORKERS' UNION1989 PLC 519 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1989-02-16Read full judgment →
• GHULAM HAIDER Versus Messrs PAK STEEL MILLS, KARACHI1989 PLC 512 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1989-02-21Read full judgment →
• ABDUL BASHIR Versus GUL AHMED TEXTILE INDUSTRIES (.PVT.) LTD., KARACHI1989 PLC 511 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1989-02-16Read full judgment →
• MUNAWAR AHMAD Versus UNITED BANK LTD.1989 PLC 343 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1988-02-23Read full judgment →
• WORKERS' UNION Versus Messrs PAKISTAN PAPER PRODUCTS LIMITED1989 PLC 280 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1988-12-15Read full judgment →
• MESSRS ASIAN FOOD INDUSTRIES LABOUR UNION Versus MESSRS ASIAN FOOD INDUSTRIES LTD., KARACHI1988 PLC 98 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-04-12Read full judgment →
• MESSRS PAKISTAN STATE OIL CO. LTD Versus MUHAMMAD HAROON1988 PLC 96 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-11Read full judgment →
• PIR DEEDAR AHMAD SARHANDI Versus MESSRS HABIB BANK LIMITED1988 PLC 93 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-24Read full judgment →
• MESSRS METRO GARMENTS INDUSTRIES Versus LABOUR UNION, K. M. C. BUILDING1988 PLC 91 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-25Read full judgment →
• MESSRS PAKISTAN STATE OIL C0. LTD. KARACHI Versus WAHEEDUDDIN1988 PLC 90 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-11Read full judgment →
• ABDUL BAQI Versus MESSRS MUHAMMAD FAROOQ AHMAD C0. LTD.1988 PLC 88 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-12Read full judgment →
• GUL MUHAMMAD Versus ASSOCIATED CEMENT ROHRI CEMENT WORKS1988 PLC 86 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-03-25Read full judgment →
• N. S. MASMAN Versus HAKIMUDDIN1988 PLC 85 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-04-13Read full judgment →
• MANZOOR AHMAD Versus CHIEF ENGINEER, HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT, HYDERABAD1988 PLC 83 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-03-25Read full judgment →
• MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE SHIKARPUR Versus PIR FEROZE AHMAD1988 PLC 82 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1986-12-18Read full judgment →
• THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER UPPER SIND MECHANICAL DIVISION SUKKUR Versus IMDAD ALI1988 PLC 80 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-03-24Read full judgment →
• DATAR DINO Versus ASSISTANT MECHANICAL ENGINEER1988 PLC 78 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-03-25Read full judgment →
• DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT PAKISTAN RAILWAYS, SUKKUR Versus BARKATULLAH NASIR1988 PLC 76 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-04-19Read full judgment →
• MESSRS UNITED BANK LTD. Versus ABDUL RAZZAK1988 PLC 73 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-04-02Read full judgment →
• IQBAL SHAFI Versus DISTRICT MANAGER, KARACHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION KARACHI1988 PLC 71 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-04-28Read full judgment →
• HAQ NAWAZ BALOCH Versus MESSRS KARACHI X-RAYS, KARACHI1988 PLC 69 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-12Read full judgment →
• ZAFAR SALEEM Versus MESSRS ELLIS PAKISTAN LTD., KARACHI1988 PLC 68 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-04-19Read full judgment →
• PERVEZ Versus MESSRS S.L.M. (PAK.) LTD., KARACHI1988 PLC 66 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-04-27Read full judgment →
• MESSRS UNITED BANK LTD., KARACHI Versus GHULAM SARWAR1988 PLC 64 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-04-02Read full judgment →
• DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT PAKISTAN RAILWAYS, KARACHI Versus MUHAMMAD ASGHAR1988 PLC 60 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-24Read full judgment →
• FAIZ MUHAMMAD SHAIKH Versus VICE-PRESIDENT, UNITED BANK LTD.1988 PLC 58 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-20Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD ISHAQ Versus KARACHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION1988 PLC 412 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-10-28Read full judgment →
• GHULAM ABBAS. Versus Messrs TAJ MAHAL HOTEL1988 PLC 411 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-10-22Read full judgment →
• NIAZ HUSSAIN Versus SIND ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION1988 PLC 410 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-09-22Read full judgment →
• Messrs PARKE DAVIS & COMPANY LTD. KARACHI Versus Miss KHURSHID SHAFIULLAH1988 PLC 408 · Sindh Labour Appellate TribunalRead full judgment →
• Syed BAKHTIAR AHMAD RIZVI Versus PAKISTAN STEEL FABRICATING CO. LTD.1988 PLC 406 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-10-01Read full judgment →
• DISTRICT MANAGER, K.T.C. Versus ZAFAR IQBAL1988 PLC 404 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-10-15Read full judgment →
• ZUREM DAD KHAN Versus Messrs MUHAMMAD ASHRAF & SONS1988 PLC 403 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-10-27Read full judgment →
• Messrs PORT QASIM AUTHORITY, KARACHI Versus GHULAM NABI1988 PLC 399 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-10-15Read full judgment →
• Mst. NAEEMA JAMSHED Versus Messrs S REED CLINIC1988 PLC 397 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-09-29Read full judgment →
• ELITE PUBLISHERS (PVT.) LTD. Versus EMPLOYEES' UNION1988 PLC 392 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-09-21Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD KHAQAN Versus MUHAMMAD FAROOQ TEXTILE MILLS LTD1988 PLC 390 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-08-03Read full judgment →
• REHMAN Versus KARACHI PORT TRUST1988 PLC 39 · Sindh Labour Appellate TribunalRead full judgment →
• SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION, ISLAMABAD Versus ISRAR AHMAD KHAN1988 PLC 389 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-08-25Read full judgment →
• PAKISTAN STEEL FABRICATING COMPANY LIMITED. Versus KHALILUR REHMAN1988 PLC 387 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-09-28Read full judgment →
• PAKISTAN STEEL FABRICATING COMPANY LIMITED, KARACHI Versus SIBTE ZAHID NAQVI1988 PLC 385 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-09-28Read full judgment →
• HAIDER ZAMAN Versus Messrs MUHAMMAD FAROOQ TEXTILE MILLS LTD., KARACHI1988 PLC 384 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-08-12Read full judgment →
• Messrs MUHAMMAD FAROOQ TEXTILE MILLS LIMITED Versus MUHAMMAD ZAMAN1988 PLC 381 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-08-16Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD .FAROOQ TEXTILE MILLS LTD. Versus NOOR MUHAMMAD1988 PLC 379 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-08-16Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD FAROOQ TEXTILE MILLS LTD., KARACHI Versus MUHAMMAD KHAQAN1988 PLC 376 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-08-03Read full judgment →
• COTTON EXPORT CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN, KARACHI Versus MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN1988 PLC 374 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-09-16Read full judgment →
• HABIB BANK LTD., KARACHI Versus ABDUL GHANI1988 PLC 372 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-09-24Read full judgment →
• AMMER BUX Versus Messrs MACKINNON AND MACKENZIE & CO. (PAKISTAN) LTD KARACHI1988 PLC 369 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-09-24Read full judgment →
• MAIL SERVICE, HYDERABAD Versus MUHAMMAD ISMAIL1988 PLC 367 · Sindh Labour Appellate TribunalRead full judgment →
• Ali Nawaz Bhudani, Appellate Tribunal M.TANWEER SHEIKH Versus ALI MUHAMMAD1988 PLC 364 · Sindh Labour Appellate TribunalRead full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD AYUB Versus MUHAMMAD FAROOQ TEXTILE MILLS LTD. KARACHI1988 PLC 362 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-08-16Read full judgment →
• EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, HIGHWAY DIVISION, THATTA Versus MUHAMMAD YAMIN1988 PLC 360 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-08-20Read full judgment →
• MESSRS METROPOLITAN STEEL CORPORATION LTD. Versus MAHMOOD AHMAD QURESHI1988 PLC 36 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-01-23Read full judgment →
• REGISTRAR, TRADE UNIONS, KARACHI Versus Messrs LEVER BROTHERS (PAK.) LTD1988 PLC 354 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-07-26Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD ISMAIL Versus Messrs SECURITY PAPERS LTD1988 PLC 352 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-07-21Read full judgment →
• INDUS JUTE MILLS LTD Versus MANSOOR HUSSAIN1988 PLC 349 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-07-21Read full judgment →
• PAKISTAN STEEL CORPORATION LTD Versus KAFAYAT ALI KHAN1988 PLC 345 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-07-20Read full judgment →
• KARACHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION Versus MUHAMMAD AFZAL1988 PLC 337 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-04-06Read full judgment →
• IRSHAD AHMAD Versus MESSRS GENERAL TYRE & RUBBER C0. OF PAKISTAN LTD., KARACHI1988 PLC 335 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-04-06Read full judgment →
• SHAIKH ABDUL RASHID Versus STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN, KARACHI1988 PLC 329 · Sindh Labour Appellate TribunalRead full judgment →
• AGRICULTURE ENGINEER, SUKKUR Versus MAHAR ZAMAN1988 PLC 325 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-04-09Read full judgment →
• TAMIZUDDIN AHMAD KHAN Versus PAKISTAN STEEL1988 PLC 32 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-02-10Read full judgment →
• DIVISIONAL MANAGER, UTILITY STORES CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN LTD. SUKKUR Versus MUHAMMAD ALI ANSARI1988 PLC 30 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-02-16Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD YAQOOB Versus MESSRS KARACHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION1988 PLC 27 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-02-12Read full judgment →
• BANARAS KHAN Versus KARACHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION1988 PLC 26 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-03-02Read full judgment →
• ASHRAF ARIF KHAN Versus PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES CORPORATION1988 PLC 25 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-03-08Read full judgment →
• GHULAM SHABBIR Versus MESSRS LIPTON (PAKISTAN) LTD.1988 PLC 23 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-03-12Read full judgment →
• NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN Versus RAMESH LAL1988 PLC 225 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-08-19Read full judgment →
• ABDUL WAHID Versus MESSRS BOMBAY SILK MILLS1988 PLC 221 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-11-08Read full judgment →
• ALI BHOY Versus MESSRS GOLDEN INDUSTRIES LTD.1988 PLC 132 · Sindh Labour Appellate TribunalRead full judgment →
• ALLAH BUX Versus NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN1988 PLC 124 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-08-19Read full judgment →
• DOST ALI Versus NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN1988 PLC 121 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-08-09Read full judgment →
• ABDUL JABBAR QURESHI Versus NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN1988 PLC 119 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-08-19Read full judgment →
• MESSRS MECKINNAN MACHENZIE & C0. Versus SHER AFZAL KHAN1988 PLC 117 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-06Read full judgment →
• THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES Versus ALLAH WAFHAYO1988 PLC 114 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-04-26Read full judgment →
• A.E.G. EMPLOYEES UNION Versus MESSRS A.E.G. BELFUNKEN (PAKISTAN) LTD.1988 PLC 111 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-26Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD AFSAR KHAN Versus MESSRS KARACHI METROPOLITAN CORPORATION1988 PLC 108 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-23Read full judgment →
• DIVISIONAL MANAGER, UTILITY STORE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN LTD. Versus ALI KHAN1988 PLC 107 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-03-25Read full judgment →
• MAHMOOD KHAN Versus MESSRS PHONEX (PAKISTAN) LTD.1988 PLC 105 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-04-19Read full judgment →
• CHANDIO MUNIR AHMAD Versus MESSRS INVESTMENT CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN1988 PLC 103 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-26Read full judgment →
• BHAI KHAN Versus THE DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, PAKISTAN RAILWAYS, SUKKUR1988 PLC 101 · Sindh Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-03-25Read full judgment →
• SECRETARY (C&W) PUNJAB LAHORE Versus ZAFAR IQBAL2019 PLC 79 · Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal · 2018-10-09
  ex parte judgmentsetting aside ex parte proceedingslimitation periodsufficient causeregularization of servicelabour appeal
  Summary & questions settled

  This appeal challenges the judgment of the Punjab Labour Court dismissing the appellants' application for setting aside an ex parte proceeding and an ex parte judgment passed in a grievance petition filed under section 33 of PIRA, 2010 for regularization of service. The core legal question was whether the appellants had shown sufficient cause and filed their application within the applicable period of limitation to set aside the ex parte orders. The Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal held that the appellants failed to provide any proof of the alleged ill health of their representative and filed the application after an unexplained delay of over seven months, well beyond the prescribed limitation period. The Tribunal concluded that the law of limitation must be strictly followed and that the trial court rightly dismissed the application. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed and the impugned judgment maintained, with a direction to observe all codel formalities prior to regularization.

  Questions settled

  • Whether an application for setting aside an ex parte judgment can be entertained without a plausible explanation and proof for the delay?
  • Does the law of limitation apply strictly to petitions for setting aside ex parte orders and judgments in labour matters?
  • Whether the absence of a departmental representative due to unproven ill health constitutes sufficient cause for condonation of delay?
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• PRINCIPAL, SARDAR KAUREY KHAN PUBLIC HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, MUZAFFARGARH Versus PRESIDING OFFICER, PUNJAB LABOUR COURT NO.11, D.G. KHAN2015 PLC 33 · Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal · 2014-07-11
  wrongful terminationworkman statusgrievance petitioncompetent authoritydisciplinary proceedingseducational institutionlabour court jurisdiction
  Summary & questions settled

  This appeal challenges the judgment of the Punjab Labour Court No. 11, D.G. Khan, which reinstated a teacher with back benefits after finding her termination illegal. The core legal questions concerned whether the termination order was passed by a competent authority, whether the disciplinary inquiry was valid without the author's testimony, and whether the respondent qualified as a "workman" entitled to file a grievance petition. The Tribunal held that the termination order was void ab initio because it was issued by the school principal, whereas the Board of Governors was the sole appointing and competent authority. Furthermore, the Tribunal ruled that the inquiry report lacked evidentiary value as the inquiry officer was not produced for cross-examination. It also affirmed that the respondent, as a teacher in an institution run on a commercial basis, qualified as a "workman" under the Industrial Relations Act, 2010. The principle established is that disciplinary proceedings initiated or concluded by an incompetent authority are void, and such jurisdictional defects render limitation periods inapplicable to the aggrieved party's challenge.

  Questions settled

  • Can a school principal terminate an employee if the Board of Governors is the appointing authority?
  • Does an inquiry report hold evidentiary value if the inquiry officer is not produced as a witness for cross-examination?
  • Is a teacher in a private school run on a commercial basis considered a 'workman' under the Industrial Relations Act, 2010?
  • Does the law of limitation apply to a termination order that is void ab initio?
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• MUHAMMAD INTIZAR Versus THAL LIMITED (formerly known as Thal Jute Mills Limited), Muzaffargarh2015 PLC 115 · Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal · 2014-05-29
  Workmen's CompensationGroup InsurancePermanent DisabilityParalysisInvalidity PensionMedical CertificateLabour Appeal
  Summary & questions settled

  The appellant filed an appeal under section 30 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 against the judgment of the Commissioner Workmen's Compensation, Muzaffargarh, which dismissed his claim application for Rs. 1,50,000 as group insurance. The core legal question was whether the appellant was entitled to the group insurance claim based on 80% disability caused by paralysis during the course of employment, and whether the Commissioner had jurisdiction under section 10-B of the West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968. The Tribunal held that the medical certificate establishing 80% invalidity remained un-rebutted and was duly acted upon by other adjudicating authorities, rendering the Commissioner's dismissal erroneous. The Tribunal set aside the impugned order and allowed the appeal, granting the group insurance claim.

  Questions settled

  • Whether the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation has jurisdiction over a claim for group insurance under Section 10-B of the West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968?
  • Does a medical certificate establishing permanent disability remain valid when the issuing medical authority is not summoned for cross-examination?
  • Is an employee suffering from paralysis resulting in 80% loss of earning capacity entitled to the amount of group insurance?
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• NASIR SIDDIQ CORPORATION PAKISTAN LTD., SHEIKHUPURA Versus MUHAMMAD AFZAL1989 PLC 596 · Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1989-01-31Read full judgment →
• SADDAR-UD-DIN Versus DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, PAKISTAN RAILWAYS1989 PLC 508 · Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1989-03-13Read full judgment →
• DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, PAKISTAN RAILWAYS MULI'AR DIVISION, MULTAN Versus MUHAMMAD ASLAM1989 PLC 377 · Punjab Labour Appellate TribunalRead full judgment →
• ABDUL HAQUE AZAD Versus RUSTAM KHAN1989 PLC 341 · Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-08-04Read full judgment →
• ABDUL SHAKOOR Versus PUNJAB ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION1989 PLC 340 · Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-08-16Read full judgment →
• DIRECTOR (OPERATIONS), PUTC Versus RIAZ KHALID1988 PLC 593 · Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-11Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD YAMIN KHAN Versus PUNJAB ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION1988 PLC 591 · Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-11Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD AKRAM Versus SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB IRRIGATION AND POWER DEPARTMENT1988 PLC 589 · Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1986-01-20Read full judgment →
• RASUL SHAH Versus DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, PAKISTAN RAILWAYS1988 PLC 588 · Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-12Read full judgment →
• AFZAL RIAZ Versus PUNJAB ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION1988 PLC 586 · Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-12Read full judgment →
• FAQIR MUHAMMAD Versus DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, PAKISTAN RAILWAYS, LAHORE1988 PLC 585 · Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1986-01-21Read full judgment →
• COLONY TEXTILE MILLS LTD., ISLAMABAD Versus GHULAM MUHAMMAD1988 PLC 584 · Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal · 1987-05-12Read full judgment →