Judgment

WANCHOO, J. : This is an appeal by special leave in an industrial matter. There was a dispute between the appellant and its workmen which was referred to the Industrial Tribunal, Delhi. Five items were specified in the reference of which only two not survive in the appeal. They are as follows :-

1. Whether the wages in all time-rated as well as piece-rated occupations need upward revision to bring them to the level of the Bombay Standardization Scheme of wages, and whether the resultant increase may be given any retrospective effect, and if so from what date ?

2. Whether the following workmen in the sizing department should be given the full wage for the Front-sizers for the days they worked as regular Front sizers in the past ;

(i) Sri Durga Prasad,

(ii) Sri Chuni Lal,

(iii) Sri Brij Lal.

2. We may briefly give the history of the disputes between the appellant and its workmen in order that the present dispute may be put in the right perspective. It appears that there were two awards in Bombay relating to fixation of standardized wages. The first award was made in 1947 which will hereinafter be referred to as Bombay Award No. 1. It dealt will all categories of workmen in the text