138 and 35 of 1958.
The companypany had a gratuity scheme in force which applied to both clerical and number clerical staff, though there were differences in the scale of payment depending upon whether the basic salary drawn by workmen other than operatives was more than Rs.
Appeals by special leave from the Award dated September 4, 1958, of the Industrial Tribunal, Bombay, in Reference IT Nos.
A. Palkhivala, S. N. Andley, J. B. Dadachanji and Rameshwar Nath, for the appellant.
The clerical staff had raised four questions which were referred to the Industrial Tribunal, Bombay for adjudication.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeals Nos.159 and 160 of 1958.
The number clerical staff had raised two questions of which only one relating to gratuity arises before us.
of these, only two points survive in the present appeal, namely, retirement age and gratuity.
The number of number clerical staff outside Calcutta is very small as companypared to the number clerical staff in Calcutta while the clerical staff outside Calcutta is much less than the clerical staff in Culcutta.
It appears that the appellant company is an all India companycern but the major part of its business is companycentrated in Calcutta.
