SHAFIUR RAHMAN, J.---Leave to appeal is granted to examine the following questions of law in particular:--
(1) Whether the Authority under the Payment of Wages Act had the jurisdiction to determine the entitlement where it was a disputed question?-- C.Ps. Nos.564 to 569 of 1985 etc. Titled Pakistan Railways v. The Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No.9, Multan and others, etc. Have already been admitted to consider this question.
(2) Whether the respondents could be equated with running staff, on open line when in fact they were employed in the Stores Department?
2. As a large number of employees are involved, this Appeal be made ready for hearing at an early date with connected matters.
3. The impugned order is suspended meanwhile subject to all just exceptions.