JUDGMENT

ALAGIRISWAMI, J.:— The respondent was working as a clerk in the Calcutta office of the Central Bank of India and performing the duties of the Clearing House representative on behalf of the Bank. He claimed that in accordance with the terms of the bipartite settlement dated 19th October 1966 he was entitled to the special allowance fixed for special assistants and claimed sum of Rupees 5013.01 for the period from 1-7-1966 to 30th April 1969. The appellant Bank denied that the respondent was a special assistant or that his duties at the Clearing House involved duties listed in respect of the category of special assistants. The Central Government Labour Court, Calcutta allowed the respondent s application filed under Section 33C (2) of the Industrial Disputes Act. This appeal has been filed in pursuance of special leave granted by this Court.

2. In order to understand the point implied in this case it is not necessary to refer to the details of the Sastry Award of 1953 or the Desai Award which ceased to apply in the year 1966. The bipartite agreement referred to earlier was entered into between the parties thereafter. Paragraph 5.2 of that agreement deals with the special all