Arun Kumar, CJ.-These appeals are directed against the Judgment of the learned single Judge dated December 12, 2000. The respondent is an employee of the erstwhile Rajasthan State Electricity Board (in short ‘RSEB’ hereinafter). He had approached the Labour Court under Section 33-C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act. His application was decided by the Labour Court which found in favour of the employer that the workman was not entitled to grant of advance increment of Rs. 10/-on his regular appointment with effect from April 1, 1974 and, therefore, the order withdrawing the special advance increment and recovery made in pursuance thereof from the workman was upheld. The application of the workman was rejected. However, before parting with the case, the Labour Court clarified that the order would mean that the salary of the workman shall be fixed at the minimum of the pay-scale of Rs. 370-10-450-12-570 with effect from April 1, 1974 and not on Rs. 380/-; but by getting regular increments from that stage when he reaches the stage of Rs. 400/-, the next increment shall be of Rs. 30/-.

2. The said order of the Labour Court was challenged by the workman as well as by the RSEB by