DAMODAR VALLEY CORPORATION Vs. WORKMEN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN this appeal by special leave, the question that arises for consideration is the correctness of the award of construction allowance to the operational staff.

(2.) BY its order dated June 1, 1967, the Central Government referred for adjudication to the National Industrial Tribunal, Calcutta, various disputes. We are concerned in this appeal only with dispute No. 5 (a) namely -

(3.) AT this stage we may mention that the learned ATtorney-General stated that even employees posted at headquarters are paid construction allowance provided they have to go to the construction site during the pro-cess of construction.