1. This petition is by the Management of Samyukta Karnataka, daily newspaper praying for quashing the award made by the Labour Court, Bangalore on a reference made under S. 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act read with Sub-s. (2) of S. 17 of the Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955, ("the Act" for short).

2. The facts of the case, in brief, are as follows:- Respondent-1 was a News Agent at Holenarasipura. He was entrusted with the selling of Samyukta Karnataka daily newspaper since 1971. According to the petitioner, respondent 1 was also selling several other newspapers. Respondent-1 was, in addition to being a news agent, appointed as a correspondent of Samyukta Karnataka daily on 12th August, 1971. Respondent-1 made a claim before the petitioner that he should be paid salary in the pay scale of Rs. 315-25-440-804-50-1000 from 12th August, 1971 till 28th February 1979. The total amount of arrears of salary claimed on that basis was Rs. 42,253-50 Ps. The pay scale claimed was the pay scale applicable to a correspondent in accordance with the conditions of service fixed under the provisions of the Act and the Rules framed thereunde