( 1. ) THIS judgment shall govern the disposal of the connected Misc. Appeal No. 104/73 (M. P. Electricity Board and 5 others v. Employees state Insurance Corpn. , Indore), M. A. No. 105/73 (M. P. Electricity Board and 5 others v. Employees State Insurance Corp. , Indore), M. A. No. 106/73 (M. P. Electricity Board and 5 others v. Employees State Insurance Corp. , indore), and also 107 /73 (M. P. Electricity Board and 5 others v. Employees state Insurance Corp. , Indore), and since all these five appeals arise out of the common order made by Employees Insurance Court, involving the common point, they were linked together for hearing.

( 2. ) THESE miscellaneous appeals have been preferred before this Court by the M. P. Electricity Board, and its Officers, shown as appellants, under section 82 sub-section (2) of Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, challenging the order made by the Insurance Court at Indore, on 30th April 1973. The facts giving rise to the proceedings before the Insurance Court, out of which these appeals arise, were as below :-

( 3. ) RESPONDENT Employees State Insurance Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the corporation), is a statutory body constituted