MANAGEMENT OF BOKARO STEEL PLANT,STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA,LTD,BOKARO Vs. GENERAL SECRETARY,BOKARO,STEEL RASTRIYA MAZDOOR SANGH,BOKARO STEEL CITY,BOKARO

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner, Management of Bokaro Steel Plant, Steel Authority of India Ltd., Bokaro, has preferred this writ petition for issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari for quashing the award dated 10.8.2001 (pronounced on 25.1.2002), passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Bokaro Steel City, in Reference Case No. 12 of 1998, whereby and whereunder, a direction has been issued to the Management of B.S.L. to revise the pay scale and grade of Field Assistants, working in Raw Materials Department at par with the pay scale and grade of Field Assistants, working in the Civil Engineering and Town Administration Department of B.S.L., with retrospective effect from the date of their respective appointment as a Field Assistant in Raw Material Department.

(2.) THE facts, in brief, are set out as under:

(3.) THE management of Bokaro Steel City has challenged the aforesaid Award in the present writ petition. The main argument raised on behalf of the Management is that some of the Field Assistants of Raw Materials Department were firstly appointed in the year 1976 in L -3 Grade in the pay scale of Rs. 330 -440/ - and upon selection they accepted the same and joined their service as Field Assistants, Raw Materials Department of Bokaro Steel City. Rest of the Field Assistants joined in the year 1982 -1983. It has further been contended that no grievance or objection was raised either at the time of joining or thereafter. It has also been submitted that the Field Assistants in Raw Materials Department subsequently accepted their specific line of promotion without protestor demur.