(1.) THE writ petition is filed by the petitioner Central Bank of India represented by its Regional Manager, Chennai challenging an award passed by the 1st respondent Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court (for short 'CGIT'). By the impugned award, the CGIT directed that the payment of arrears of salary with attendant benefits to the 14 Safai Karmacharies concerned in the Dispute as per the settlement dated 28.11.1997 was legal and the workmen are entitled to get arrears of salary.
(2.) THE writ petition was admitted on 2.1.2008. Pending the writ petition, this Court granted interim stay. Subsequently, the interim stay was made absolute on 27.1.2002 and the vacate stay application was dismissed.
(3.) BEFORE the Tribunal, on behalf of the workmen, one K.Venkatesan was examined as W.W.1. On the side of the workmen, 24 documents were filed and marked as Ex.W.1 to Ex.W.24. On the side of the management, one K.V.S.Subramanian was examined as M.W.1 and on their side, 32 documents were filed and marked as Ex.M.1 to Ex.M.32.