Hon’ble R.K. Agrawal, J.—By means of the present writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner, M/s Panki Thermal Power Station, Kanpur, seeks to challenge the award dated 31.8.1993 of the Labour Court (III), U.P., Kanpur, declaring that the workman, V.K. Srivastava, was entitled to get the designation and pay of R.G.C. since June, 1973.

2. Briefly stated, Sri V.K. Srivastava, workman, was appointed as Daftari with effect from 1.8.1972 vide office memo No. PEB-55-2A/1423 in the petitioner’s establishment which post he joined on 4.8.1972. Vide Office Memo dated 31.3.1978/4.4.1978, he was promoted as R.G.C. since 15.3.1978. According to the petitioner, vide order dated 20.9.1975, the workman was directed to help Sri P.S. Gupta, R.G.C., in his work. It was specifically provided in the order dated 20.9.1975 that the entire responsibility for disposal of the work would be on Sri P.S. Gupta. After the aforesaid order was passed, the workman started helping Sri P.S. Gupta in his work till his actual promotion on the post of R.G.C. from 15.3.1978. The workman through the Union raised a dispute claiming pay and designation of R.G.C. with effect fr