( 1 ) SINCE common questions of law and fact arise in both the writ petitions, they are disposed of by a common judgment. For the purpose of disposal of the writ petitions, the facts in W. P. No. 14814/84 may be stated. Respondent No. 2 and others are the workmen appointed in the Andhra Scientific Company Ltd. , Machilipatnam, which was taken over under the Andhra Scientific Company Ltd. (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1982 (Act 71 of 1982 ). They laid application under Section 33-C (2) of the Industrial Disputes Act (Act 14 of 1947), for short, "the Act", for computation of difference of wages payable to them under the Wage Board recommendations for scientific industries. Their claim is that they are entitled to wages at Rs. 1. 00 per point for rise or fall of the Al India Consumer Index, every half yearly. The base is 1960. In 1960. The consumer piece index was 100 points. The calculation is to be effected accordingly and if so calculated they would be entitled to wages at Rs. 70. 00 per month from 1974 to 1977 and at Rs. 91. 00 from 1977 onwards.

( 2 ) THE petitioner has resisted this claim. It is their case that after the Wage Board recommendati