Judgment

VAIDIALINGAM, J.:- These three appeals by special leave, arise out of the Award dated April 15, 1971 of the Industrial Tribunal, Maharashtra, Bombay, in References (I.T. Nos. 20 and 105 of 1969 and 70 of 1970).

2. The main questions that arise for consideration in these appeals relate to the award of dearness allowance, classification of grades and fixation of wages and a direction given by the Industrial Tribunal regarding the Incentive Bonus Scheme as modified by the Company. There is also a minor point regarding a particular clause in the Gratuity Scheme as framed by the Tribunal in Reference (I.T. No. 20 of 1969). Though there are certain other matters dealt with in the award in Reference (I.T. No. 20 of 1969), they are not the subject of controversy in these appeals.

3. We will now state the circumstances under which the References came to be made to the Tribunal

4. The appellant was started as a proprietary concern in the year 1944 and was later transformed to a public limited Company and registered as such under the Indian Companies Act, 1962. From its inception, the Company has been dealing in the business of manufacturing and selling pharmaceutical products. It has it