DECISION ' This is an appeal against the order of the learned Presiding Officer Sindh Labour Court No, VII at Sukkur dated 25th September, 1989.
2. I have heard Mr. Manzar Alam for the appellant and Mr. Shabbir Awan for the respondent and have also gone through the record and proceedings of the case.
3. The brief facts of the case are, that the workmen employed by the respondent were getting free house accommodation since 1958, which facility was withdrawn by the appellant in 1973 who issued notice to the workmen for duction of 5% of the salary towards the rent. Seventy-six workmen filed grievance application No, 187 of 1978 under section 25-A of I.R.O., 1969 before the learned Sindh Labour Court No, VII at Sukkur challenging the order of the respondent with regard to recovery of rent. The application was allowed by the learned Labour Court vide order dated 14th January, 1979.
In appeal, however, this Tribunal vide its order dated 11-10-1979 disposed of appeal in the following terms, which were settled by the parties:- "The appeal is allowed, but the Chief Engineer, Gudu Barrage, will recommend to the Government to reconsider the case of the respondents for grant to them of the facility of free housing as before, though the Chief Engineer does not undertake what will be the decision of the Government."
4. It appears that in pursuance of this order of the Tribunal the Chief Engineer, Gudu Barrage, Sukkur had written a letter to the Government which was replied vide Exh. R/6 which is dated 24th November, 1979, which reads as under:- "I am directed to state that the Project is over and there is hardly any justification in the case.
' However, you may prepare the case, giving financial aspect and full justification."
5. This letter also shows that no final decision was taken by the Government but the Chief Engineer was asked to prepare the case giving financial aspect and full justification. There is nothing on the record to show that any further action in this regard was taken by the Government or the Chief Engineer or Executive Engineer in compliance with the aforesaid direction of this Tribunal. Under the circumstances the appeal is allowed with direction that the rent may not be charged from the workmen till final decision is taken by the Government in this respect, after duly considering the case of workmen as per provision of section 9 of West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968. /Order accordingly.