Judgment

WANCHOO, J. : This is an appeal by special leave in an industrial matter. The respondent Kharbanda is a supervisor in the Punjab National Bank Limited which is the appellant before us. The dispute relates to the fixation of his salary in accordance with the All- India Industrial Tribunal (Bank Disputes) Award (hereinafter referred to as the Sastry award). The respondent made an application to the Central Labour Court, Delhi, under S. 33-C (2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, No. XIV of 1947, (hereinafter called the Act), and his case was that he was entitled to certain benefits capable of being computed in terms of money under the Sastry award, but the appellant had made a wrong calculation in fixing his basic salary. Therefore, the respondent prayed that the benefit to which he was entitled by fixation of his basic salary correctly should be computed in terms of money and determined by the labour court. His case further was that when his basic salary was rightly fixed under the Sastry award he would be entitled to a sum of Rs.6,428.28 nP. as arrears up to the date of his application.

2. The application was opposed on behalf of the appellant and two contentions were raised to