NATIONAL LABOURT COMMISSION (NLC)
V.
POLYTECHNIC TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION (POTAG)
JUDGMENT
This ruling is in respect of an application filed by the National Labour Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Applicant) on 25th October, 2010 against Polytechnic Teachers’ Association (hereinafter referred to as the Respondent), for an order for the enforcement of the orders of the Applicant against the Respondent under Section 172 of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651), which the Respondent has opposed.
The Applicant attached to the motion paper a 20-paragraph affidavit in which it stated the grounds for the application. The Respondent, on the other hand opposed the application in a 19-paragraph affidavit filed on 4th November, 2010.
As has been stated earlier on in this ruling the application was brought under Section 172 of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) which states as follows:
“Where any person fails or refuses to comply with a direction or an order issued by the Commission, under this Act, the Commission shall make an application to the High Court for an order to compel t…