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Appeal No. HYD‑174 of 1978, decided on 22nd November 1978.

‑‑ S. 25‑A‑Seniority list‑Publication of seniority list‑Sufficient compliance with requirements of law‑Such list need not be sent to every worker‑Grievance notice not served within prescribed time -Worker appellant's contention that he came to know about seniority list only recently, held, no sufficient ground for condonation of delay.

Rafiq Ahmad for Appellant.

This is an appeal against the Order of the Sind Labour Court No. VI, Hyderabad, dismissing the application filed under section 25‑A of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, on the ground that it was time‑barred.

2. The Seniority List was published on 24‑12‑1976, whereas the Grievance Notice was served on 12‑1‑1978 and subsequently an application was made under section 25‑A of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969. An objection was taken that the application was time‑barred. This plea was upheld by the learned Presiding Officer.

3. The only ground which was pleaded before me is that the List was never circulated, i.e., to say that it was not sent to every workman. I see no force in this contention. The list was actually published and this fact has not been disputed. There is no Law and Rule which provides that List should be sent to every worker or workman, nor it is possible in a large Organization like Railways. The publication of List is sufficient compliance with the requirement of Law. The statement of the appellant that he came to know about the Seniority List recently was rightly disbelieved by the learned Presiding Officer. Since there was no sufficient ground for delaying the proceedings, the delay could not be con doned and the application was rightly dismissed.

4. In the result, the appeal is summarily dismissed.

Appeal dismissed.

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