JUDGMENT :

1) By way of the present writ petition, the petitioner-Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board (the petitioner-Board) has prayed for quashing and setting aside the award dated 24.04.2015 passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Nadiad (the Tribunal) partly allowing Reference (IT) No. 17 of 2005 by directing the petitioner-Board to grant the benefits of Government Resolution dated 17.10.1988 to the members of the respondent Association.

2) Learned advocates appearing for the respective parties have also submitted written submissions, which are also considered by this Court.

3) Learned Senior Advocate Mr.Prashant Desai for learned advocate Mr.Munshaw appearing for the petitioner-Board has submitted that the directions issued by the Tribunal for extending the benefits of Government Resolution dated 17.10.1988 issued by the State Government, is erroneous since the members/workmen of the respondent No.1-Agricultural and Rural Urban Association (the respondent-Association) were the part-timers. It is submitted that the policy framed by the State of Gujarat, through Government Resolution dated 17.10.1988 issued by the petitioner-Board is one time measure, which has to be conferred to th