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Appeal against a labour court judgement
I had employed 4 employees who wrongfully filed a case against me in the court for unpaid salaries and gratuities.
Due to my negligence, the court has rewarded each of them a certain amount of money.
Is it possible to appeal these cases as I have a proof which can be used effectively if given another chance?

Dear Sir/ Madam,
Thank you for getting in touch with me on this.
I understand your situation wherein you were unable to put forth your side of the story properly before the first court, which resulted in a judgement against you.
However, you have 30 days of time from the date of first court judgement to appeal and get the order reversed. You have not mentioned the date of the judgement. So, I advise that you act swiftly as the clock is ticking.
I would further suggest that you show me the labour court judgement and the further documents you have which you couldn't submit in the first court for my reference.
This will enable me to advise you if this can help your case in appeal or not.
Please get in touch with me on hari.wadhwana@gmail.com or 052 9495731 for further assistance and query.
I trust you will find this helpful.
Regards,
Hari Wadhwana

Dear Questioner,
Greetings.
Thank you for contacting online.
For filing an appeal against the judgment, there is a 30 days' time.
Also wanted to know what is the negligence that happened on your part in the first-degree court. Is it that you couldn't appear before the court or is it that you couldn't produce all the documents before the court?
Anyway, if the time is not over you can prefer an appeal against the judgment and get it reversed. More details can be given on seeing the judgment copy.
Please contact me on 0556635526 or WhatsApp me on 0508575526 or email me at ar@alnassaradvocates.com if you need any further clarification or explanation.
Regards,
Anitha Rajeev

Dear Sir/Maim,
Further to your enquiry, please be informed that you have 30 days to appeal from the date the judgement was announced. Within 30 days if the appeal is not raised, the judgement will become final and the opponent, which in this case is your employees, will be entitle to execute such judgement.
Along with filing appeal within the available time frame, your main concern should also be on how to reverse the judgement. This is subject to the available proofs and the procedure followed in the first instance court. To this end, we request you to provide us with the judgement copy in order to review and to provide our opinion thereon.
We also invite you to our office for discussing the matter in detail. To this end, you can call us at 045547635 or you can email us at info@awsuwaidi-advocates.com.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Best Regards,
Aws M. Younis