Judgment

HIDAYATULLAH, J.: This is an appeal by special leave from the Award of the National Industrial Tribunal (Bank Disputes) Bombay, in a dispute between the Reserve Bank of India and its workmen, delivered on September 8, 1962 and published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) of September 29, 1962. The appellants are the All Indian Reserve Bank Employees Association, Bombay (Shortly the Association) representing Class II and Class III staff and the All India Reserve Bank "D" Class Employees Union, Kanpur (shortly the Union) representing Class IV staff, of the Reserve Bank.

2. By notification No. S. O. 704, dated the 21st March 1960, the Central Government, in exercise of its powers under S. 7B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, constituted a National Industrial Tribunal with Mr. Justice K. T. Desai (later Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court) as the Presiding Officer. By an order notified under No. S.O. 707 of the same date, Central Government, in the exercise of the powers conferred by sub-s. (1A) of S. 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, referred an industrial dispute, which , in its opinion, existed between the Reserve Bank and its workmen of the three classes abov