JUDGMENT

Pattanaik, J.-Leave granted.

2. These appeals are by the employees of the Steel Authority of India and the grievance of the appellants in each of these appeals is that they were illegally not considered for promotion to the higher grade when their juniors were being promoted. They had approached the Labour Court under Section 33-A of the Industrial Disputes Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") alleging therein that their service conditions have been altered to their disadvantage while the Reference Case No. 39 of 1973 was pending. The Labour Court passed an Award on 17.1.1991 holding that the application under Section 33-A of the Industrial Disputes Act was maintainable and there has been alteration in the conditions of service while a Reference was pending before the Labour Court. Ultimately the Labour Court gave direction in the case of Shri C.P. Agrawal, appellant in Civil Appeal No. 11360 of 1995 to promote him to the post of Construction Supervisor Grade I with effect from 6.6.1971. Additional Divisional Engineer with effect from 21.6.79, Divisional Engineer with effect from 17.2.1983 and Zonal Engineer with effect from 30.6.87 with all consequential benefits. The