State vs DAILY JINNAH, ISLAMABAD S — 2024 PLC 128 IMPLEMENTATION-TRIBUNAL-FOR-NEWSPAPER-EMPLOYEE

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State VS DAILY JINNAH, ISLAMABAD S. 13---Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees (Procedure and Function) Rules, 1977, R. 17---Filing of declaration by the Newspaper Management / Establishment, failure of---Effect---Conduct of the management---On petition filed by the State before the Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees, the respondent / management applied delaying tactics in submitting declaration before it (Tribunal)---Record revealed that almost three years ago, for the first time, the respondent/management was issued notice to file declaration under S.13(6) of Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1973, read with Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees (Procedure and Function) Rules, 1977---Thereafter, though matter could not be heard due to non-availability of the Bench, however, subsequently a notice was again issued on which appearance on the behalf of the respondent was made through counsel who requested some time to file declaration---Adjournments had continually been sought by the respondent/management, at least five times spanning over eight months, on one pretext or other without submitting declaration---Conduct of the respondent showed that it was using delaying tactics to avoid submission of declaration as required by the Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees under S.13(6) of the Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1973 and R. 17 of the Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees (Procedure and Function) Rules, 1977---Therefore, Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees was left with no other option but to issue a direction to the Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, as well as other concerned departments to suspend name of the Respondent/Management with immediate effect ---Petition filed by the State was disposed of accordingly.

State vs DAILY JINNAH, ISLAMABAD S — 2024 PLC 128 IMPLEMENTATION-TRIBUNAL-FOR-NEWSPAPER-EMPLOYEE

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