ANU MALHOTRA, J.

1. The petitioners of all the petitions bearing No. W.P.(C) No. 8495/2016, W.P.(C) No. 9260/2016 and W.P.(C) No. 9412/2016, i.e., FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA WORKERS UNION, FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA HANDLING WORKERS UNION and FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA SHRAMIK UNION substantially assail the award dated 5.7.2016 of the learned Presiding Officer, CGIT-cum-Labour, Court-I, Karkardooma, Delhi in I.D. No. 195/2011, and consequently seek a restraint against giving of any effect to the said award dated 5.7.2016 published on 11.7.2016, as also to the circulars dated 15.12.2005, 20.2.2016 and 17.8.2016 as issued by the respondent, the Food Corporation of India.

2. As put forth on behalf of the parties to the petitions, the respondent No.1 entered into a bipartite settlement under Section 18(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and Rule 58 of the Industrial Disputes (Central) Rules, 1957 which was between the respondent No.1 management and the Food Corporation of India Workers Union dated 13.3.1999, vide which the revision of Incentive schemes w.e.f. 1975 were considered and it had been agreed between the parties as under:-

“REVISION OF PIECE-RATE INCENTIVE SCHEME IN RESPECT OF DEPARTMENTAL WORKERS.

It was agreed that existing norm of 90 bags per day per worker for determining the labour strength etc. would continue while considering the demand for revision of datum for the purpose of the incentive place-rate scheme in respect of departmental workers. Accordingly a mutually agreed incentive scheme placed at Annexure-‘A’ will be implemented w.e.f. ___-4-1998. With regard to the demand of the Union for lumpsum grant in lieu of incentive payment on the ground that the scheme was liable to be implemented from the year 1975, it was agreed that both the Management and the Union would abide by the final decision in the pending litigation.”

Annexure ‘A’ as detailed in the said terms qua the incentive schemes reads to the effect:

“INCENTIVE SCHEME

I.	HANDLING NORM;	Bags below 66KG.	Bags above 66KG.
	Unloading from truck and stacking inside godown.	105	70
	Unloading from wagon and stacking inside godown	90	60
	Unloading from wagon and Dumping on platform	134	90
	Stacking inside godown, Removing the bags dumped.	140	90
	Destacking in godown Loading into trucks.	110	70
	Destacking into godowns And loading into wagons	94	60
	Unloading from wagons and loading into trucks	67	60
	Standardisation/Rebagging/Filling bags with loose grain Including weighment.	42	35
	Salvaging of damaged foodgrains Including weighment	30	20
	Breaking stack and restacking	140	90
	Weighment	62	60

ABOVE NORM (ABOVE 66 Kg.)

First 20 bags	Full wages + 8% extra of full wages.
Next 20 bags	Full wages + 15% extra of full wages.
Next 20 bags	Full wages + 35% extra of full wages.
Beyond 60 bags	Full wages + 50% extra of full wages.

BELOW NORM (BELOW 66 Kg.)

First 30 bags	Full wages + 8% extra of full wages.
Next 30 bags	Full wages + 15% extra of full wages.
Next 30 bags	Full wages + 35% extra of full wages.
Beyond 90 bags	Full wages + 50% extra of full wages.

    

II.	HEIGHT NORM	8 HIGH (ABOVE NORM)	(ABOVE 66 KG)
	9 to 10 High	10% of Full wages	(Full Wages means Pay +DA+ HRA)
	11 to 12 High	25% of Full wages
	13 to 14 High	30% of Full wages
	15 to 16 High	40% of Full wages
	17 and Above High	50% of full wages
	HEIGHT NORM	(BELOW 66 KG)
	11 to 12 High	10% of Full wages	(Full Wages means Pay +DA+ HRA)
	13 to 14 High	25% of Full wages
	15 to 16 High	30% of Full wages
	17 to 18 High	40% of Full wages
	19 and Above High	50% of full wages
III.	LEA