The Board made an ex gratia payment equivalent to the minimum bonus payable to the workmen under the Bonus Act for the years 1964 65 to 1968 69.
There is numberdispute that this payment was made by the Board after obtaining previous sanction of the Central Government.
The respondent Coffee planters challenged the said payment by filing different writ petitions before the Karnataka High Court.
It is aggrieved by this decision that the Coffee Board and the Coffee Board Employees Association have preferred these appeals.
In the present appeals, we are companycerned with the staff engaged for storing, curing and marketing companyfee.
For the purpose of carrying out its activities under the Act, the Board engages various categories of employees.
