Aggrieved by the award of the Industrial Tribunal and the judgment of the High Court, the Andhra Bank is before us in appeal.
As a companysequence of the aforesaid declaration, the staff of the appellant bank claimed certain additional benefits such as house accommodation, house rent allowance etc.
The award of the Tribunal was challenged by the Andhra Bank by way of a Writ Petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
While some of the other nationalized banks extended the benefits to their employees, the Andhra Bank declined to do so on the plea, inter alia, that it was running into huge losses and was unable to meet the additional burden.
1000/ however if housing accommodation is provided by the Andhra Bank, 10 of the basic pay shall be deducted for the companycerned individual and the HRA calculated at 20 shall be surrendered by the companycerned employee, I a or as is paid by the other banks employee referred in the annexure of the claim statement, II it shall be effected from December, 1992 and III the award shall be implemented by the management of Andhra Bank within a month after receipt of the award by the management.
These differences led to protracted companyciliation proceedings before the Assistant Labour Commissioner, Vishakhapatnam, but numberconcrete solution was arrived at.
The Central Government thereupon referred the dispute to the Industrial Tribunal for adjudication.
The respondent management i.e. present appellant filed a written statement before the Industrial Tribunal questioning the jurisdiction of the Tribunal to entertain the reference and further clarifying that on account of several awards such as the Shastri Award, the Desai Award and several bipartite settlements arrived at between the Bank and its employees from time to time, there was numberobligation on the bank to give the benefits arising out of the declaration dated 1st July, 1971.
The Central Government vide its order dated 1st July, 1971 declared Vishakhapatnam as a Group A city.
HARJIT SINGH BEDI, J. This appeal by special leave arises out of the following facts.
In the result an award is passed in favour of the petitioner, Andhra Bank Award Staff Union and against the respondent management situated at Vishakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Head Office I directed to companysider payment of 20 of HRA to project area of Group A at Vishakhapatnam on par with Government employees subject to a maximum of Rs.
