Judgment

P. JAGANMOHAN REDDY, J.:- This is an Appeal by Special Leave against the award made by the Industrial Tribunal at Jabalpur on 18th November 1969, declaring that the employees of the Kanpur Branch of the Appellant Bank which is classified as an A Class Bank will be entitled to medical aid and expenses upto a monetary limit of Rupees 250/- per year from January to December, which medical aid shall be available to the employees as well as to the members of their families as defined in paragraph 15.1.1 of the Bipartite settlement. The Tribunal further directed that the Appellant Bank will defray the hospitalisation charges not only for the employees but also for members of their families on the condition that the hospitalisation is recommended by the Bank s Doctor and that any amount utilised out of medical aid ceiling which may be outstanding to the credit of the employee concerned shall first be utilised to pay the hospitalisation bill and any balance remaining thereafter shall be met by the Bank. This Award was to take effect front 1-1-70 and was to be in force till such time as modified in accordance with law.

2. The Appellant Bank challenge the jurisdiction of the Tribuna