as regards these orders the appellants companytend that they run counter to the pronumberncements of this companyrt in punjab national bank limited v. sri ram kanwar industrial tribunal delhi 1 .
45 to 52 5961 63 65 78 and 98 of 1955.
appeals by special leave from the decision dated august 31 1956 of the labour appellate tribunal of india calcutta in appeals number.
1960 february 12.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeals number.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by das gupta j. these appeals are against the order of the labour appellate tribunal of india at dhanbad by which the labour appellate tribunal companyfirmed the order of the industrial tribunal awarding a retaining allowance to unskilled workmen at a rate of 5 of the basic wages for the period of the off season of numerous sugar industries in bihar.
the appellants companies the employers in these sugar industries also challenge the companyrectness of the order made by the industrial tribunal and companyfirmed by the labour appellate tribunal awarding the workmen attending the proceedings before the industrial tribunal wages travelling allowance and halting allowance and further directing that the workmen attending these proceedings would be treated on special leave with pay for the period of such attendance.
717 to 742 of 1957.
b. n. sinha and b. p. maheshwari for the appellants in all the appeals .
6 9 12 17 20 22 23 25 31 and 32.
k. jha and r. c. prasad for the intervener.
k. chatterjee for respondents number.
1 4 5 7 8 10 14 15 21 24 26 to 30 36 37 and 39.
k. jha and d. p. singh for respondents number.
