Judgment

P. JAGANMOHAN REDDY, J.:- These three Appeals are by the Workmen of the three Respondent Companies respectively - Civil Appeal No. 1239 of 1966 is against Greaves Cotton & Co. Ltd., Civil Appeal No. 1240 of 1966 is against Greaves Cotton & Crompton Parkinson Pvt. Ltd., (later amalgamated in 1966 and a new Company formed as Crompton Greaves Ltd.,), and Civil Appeal No. 1241 of 1966 is against Kenyon Greaves Pvt. Ltd.

2. On the 29th April 1958 a charter of demands was presented by the Workmen through their Trade Union Greaves Cotton and allied Companies employees Union to the Respondents in the above three Appeals and to Ruston & Hornby India Pvt. Ltd. These demands were in respect of the wage scale, dearness allowance, leave gratuity etc. After the conciliation proceedings under sub-sec. (4) of S. 12 of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 (hereinafter called the Act ) had failed the disputes in respect of the aforesaid matters were ultimately referred by the Maharashtra Government to Shri P. D. Sawarkar for adjudication under Sec. 10 (1) (d) read with S. 12 (5) of the Act. In respect of demands made against Greaves Cotton & Co. Ltd., the reference was made on 8-4-59 and 24-12-