1. ' This is a petition under section 32 of the I. R. O. The case of the petitioner-Union is that as conciliation proceedings have failed, therefore, the Court should adjudicate the demands and give its award on the industrial dispute.
2. ' The case was contested. The learned representative of the petitioner, however, stated that except Demand No. 7 the other demands have been initially settled between the parties.
3. ' Demand No. 7 consists of the following two portions:-
(1) Promotion should be made on the basis of the seniority and qualification.
(2) Children of the existing employees should be given preferennce in recruitment provide they have equal qualification with the other candidates.
4. ' From the statement of P. W. I. Mr. Muhammad Aslam Khan. Agricultural Engineer, it is evident that members of the petitioner's Union are Government Servants and are paid through its funds. The witness further stated that his Department had its own rules for governing the terms and conditions of the service of its employees and that these rules had been framed by the Government. He further stated that the vacancies in the Department were filled through proper test after regular advertisement. He stated that there were different Committees constituted at different levels for appointment in different grades.
5. ' In these circumstances I am of the view that it will not be proper for this Court to give its own awards because it will make the confusion worse confounded and will not be conducive to peace and harmony. The Government being the employer have the power to make rules for promotion and recruitment and any interference by this Court will be quite unwarranted. However, I cannot refrain from observing that the demands which form the subject-matter of the present proceedings are very modest and reasonable and the respondent will be well advised if these are accepted. The Petition stands decided accordingly.