A.W.M . Shihar vs Commissioner General of Labour – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 152/2018-2020

In the case between A.W.M. Shihar, M.T.M. Najeeb, S. Francis (Petitioners) and Commissioner General of Labour, E.C.P. Dabare, P.B. Chandi Pemabandu, M.A.M. Abdul Cader (Pvt.) Limited, Leather Fashions Company (Pvt) Limited, and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondents), the court addressed whether an order by the Assistant Commissioner of Labour requiring gratuity payments to the Petitioners was final and whether such an order could be revisited by the same or another labour authority. It was held that administrative decisions affecting legal rights, once made, are generally final unless a specific statutory basis or grounds such as fraud or manifest error exist for reconsideration. The order purporting to set aside the original gratuity direction was deemed ultra vires and quashed, reaffirm