Judgment

DUA, J. :- This is an appeal by special leave from the Award of the National Industrial Tribunal, New Delhi dated November 18, 1971. While granting special leave on February 24, 1972, this Court directed that costs of the respondents should in any event be paid by the appellant.

2. By notification dated August 21, 1968 (No. S. O. 3088) the Central Government constituted a National Industrial Tribunal at Dhanbad with Shri Kamal Sahai as the Presiding Officer and referred to for adjudication the following Industrial dispute :

"SCHEDULE

(1) Whether the demand of the workmen that the Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Baroda, should stop the extra hours of work which is being taken from the office/administrative staff in workshop and fix their working hours on the lines of those of the office staff of the Commission is justified ?

(2) Whether the demand that the Commission should pay compensation to the administrative staff for the extra hours of work taken from them from June, 1965 at the overtime rate or pay factory allowance at the rate of 20 per cent of the pay to the office/administrative staff, who have been asked to work for 8 hours from June, 1965 is justified ?

(3) If so, to