In March 1953 an Award known as the Sastry Award was made which while dealing with other terms and companyditions of service of the Workmen dealt with the dispute regarding medical aid and expenses on industry wise basis.
Although the Labour Appellate Tribunal in an Appeal against that Award modified certain of its provisions, against that Award modified certain of its provisions the terms and companyditions in para 450 Clause 2, relating to the higher medical benefits which were being enjoyed were to companytinue as heretofore.
Appeal by special leave from the Award dated November 19, 1969 of the C.G.I.T. Cum Labour Court, Jabalpur in Case No.
against the principle of standardisation which was the basis of the Bipartite agreement.
It may be stated that the employees of the, Kanpur Branch enjoyed medical facilities for themselves alone without a ceiling.
B. Pai and P. N. Tiwari, for the appellant.
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This Award classified the Banks into various categories for determination of the terms and companyditions of, service of Workmen of such Banks which Were equally applicable for grant of medical aid and expenses The Award relating to medical aid and expenses Was dealt with in Chapter XXII para 450 by and under which the then existing facilities regarding medical aid and expenses which were being enjoyed by the Kanpur Branch of the Appellant Bank and which were more favourable than the provisions made under that Award were to companytinue.
The Appellant Bank, challenges the jurisdiction of the Tribunal to make the aforesaid Award and further companytests it number only on the ground that it is discriminatory and shows an unwarranted favour to the employees of one of its Branches at Kanpur but that it is.
CGIT LC R 1 of 1969.
553, of 1970.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by p Jagnmohan Reddy, J. This is an Appeal by Special Leave against the Award made by the Industrial Tribunal at Jabalpur on 18th November 1969, declaring that the employees of the Kanpur Branch of the Appellant Bank which is classified as an A Class Bank will be entitled to medical aid and expenses upto a monetary limit of Rs.
K. Ramamurthi and Vineet Kumar, for the respondents.
This Award was to take effect from 1 1 70 and was to be in force till such time as modified in accordance with law.
1.1 of the Bipartite settlement.
250/ per year from January to December, which medical aid shall be available to the employees as well as to the members of their families as defined in paragraph 15.
