DECISION This is an appeal against an award of the learned Presiding Officer of Labour Court No. 5, Karachi, dated 13th December 1973, whereby the learned Labour Court ordered the re-instatement of the respondent, having come to the conclusion that he was a permanent workman. He observed as under;-- "............ I have already held above that he was engaged in service on 17-1-1972, and his dismissal was on 13-4-1972 and this shows that he had completed more than 3 months' service with the respondents. .. (Appellants before me)."
2. I wonder by what calculation, the learned Labour Court came to the conclusion that the respondent before me had served more than 3 months. It is true, he had fallen ill and was advised rest up to 12th March 1972, but this cannot help the respondent. As he was not a permanent workman, his services could be dispensed with without any notice and the provision of Standing Order l2 of the West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968, was not attracted in his case. The appeal is allowed. The award of the learned Labour Court dated 13th December 1973, is set aside.