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Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)‑--

‑‑‑‑ S. 25‑A‑‑‑Grievance notice to employer‑‑.Delay Condonation- Misunderstanding of law ‑s No valid ground for condonation- Grievance notice not served within limitation period ‑‑ Grievance petition, in circumstances h2la, rightly dismissed.

Kh. Tariq Masood for Appellant.

Date of hearing : 5th March, 1983.

This appeal arises from the decision dated 24‑10‑1982 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No. 2, Lahore, whereby the grievance petition of the appellant for his re‑instatement in service was dismissed.

2. The case of the appellant is that he was rewinder operator and without the service of any charge‑sheet and holding any enquiry he was dismissed. Previously he had made a joint grievance petition alongwith Nizam Din and Muhammad Jamal but it was withdrawn on 25‑7‑1981 as no grievance notice had been given. Thereafter, grievance notice is alleged to have been served on 29‑7‑1981 and grievance petition was lodged on 24‑8‑1981. In the petition for condonation of delay only this much is urged that due to misunderstanding grievance notice was not given. It has not been explained what was misunderstood. If law has been misunder stood, it could not be a valid ground for condonation of delay. The petition for condonation of delay was, therefore, rightly disallowed. As the grievance notice was hopelessly time‑barred, therefore, the grievance petition was rightly dismissed.

3. On merits also the appellant has no case. No appointment order or attendance register in which the attendance of the appellant is alleged to have been marked, was caused to be‑ produced in evidence.

4. As a result of the observations made above, I do not find any force in the appeal and‑dismiss it in limine.

Appeal dismissed.

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