MONTHLY RATED WORKMEN AT THE WADALA FACTORY OF THE INDIAN HUME PIPE CO LIMITED Vs. INDIAN HUME PIPE CO LTD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS appeal, by special leave, is directed against the award of the Industrial Tribunal in IT No. 531 of 1975, dated 27/10/1980. The appellants are the monthly-rated workmen at Wadala Factory of the Indian Hume Pipe Company Ltd., Bombay and the respondent the Company mentioned above.

(2.) IN this Company the daily rated operatives were getting the old textile scale since the year 1942 which was raised to the revised textile scale as D.A. by an award. Thus, the daily rated operatives and the monthly rated clerical and subordinate staff were paid D.A. on different basis and at different rates in this Company. As there was no revision in the pay scales from 1950, for about 22 years a demand was made for revision in pay scales for monthly rated clerical and subordinate staff in the year 1972. This demand was referred to adjudication in reference IT No. 42 of 1973 as a consequence of which an award was published on 7-7-1977. The clerical and subordinate staff in the head office of this Company were also being given the slab system of D.A. This award observed that there should not be any disparity in the D.A. between the monthly rated factory staff and the head office staff.

(3.) WHEN the matter came up before this Court on 15-12-1980, special leave was granted and the following interim relief was given to the appellants.