ORDER

1. This petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed challenging the award dated 21.10.2013 (Annexure P/1) passed by the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’) mainly on the ground that the finding given by the Tribunal is illegal, erroneous and contrary to the evidence available on record. The award is beyond the scope of terms of the Reference and contrary to law laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of Steel Authority of India Limited and others v. National Union Waterfront Workers and others reported in (2001) 7 SCC 1. The facts of the case and the issue involved in the case lie in a narrow compass as would be clear from the narration of facts, which are as under :--

2. The petitioner Corporation is a statutory Corporation constituted under the Food Corporation of India Act, 1964 (for brevity ‘Act, 1964’). It deals in the business of food grains and it also imports, procures, stores and distributes the food grains throughout the country. The petitioner has offices and depots in all over the country and for the purpose of effective supervision, they have established Zonal Offices, Region