Judgment

GAJENDRAGADKAR, J. : The industrial dispute between the appellant, McLeod Co. Ltd., and the respondents, its workmen, which have given rise to the present appeal centered round to items of claim made by the respondents. The respondents claimed that they should be given cash allowance in lieu of the tiffin arrangements at present made by the appellant, and they urged that the practice started by the appellant of re-employing retired persons should be discontinued. The Tribunal has granted the first claim and has directed that the clerical staff should be paid As.-/8/- per day and the subordinate staff As.-/6/- per day on all working days in lieu of the tiffin arrangements which are at present made by the appellant. In regard to the second claim, the Tribunal has ordered that the appellant should stop the re-employment of retired workmen in the category of clerks above C grade. In respect of the subordinate staff as also in regard to the lowest grade clerks, the Tribunal thought it unnecessary to make any such direction. That is how the latter claim has been partially allowed. It is against this award that the appellant has come to this Court by special leave.

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