The claim of the appellants regarding the companyveyance allowance was for revision of the allowance fixed by the respondent by its order dated April 10, 1964.
The basis of allowance fixed under the order dated April 10, 1964 was scientific one and as such numberfurther increase is permissible for these workmen.
Admittedly, the car allowance which was in 1955 ranging from Rs.
The Delhi State Electricity Undertaking was taken over by the Delhi Municipal Corporation by virtue of Section 511 read with item No.
150 200 in 1959 and further raised to Rs.
the Board had power to make Regulations among other matters, relating to companyditions of service of officers and servants of the Board, their salaries, duty allowance etc.
On this ground this claim was also rejected.
80/ per month for the InspectOrs.
This claim again was companytested by the respondent on the ground that the order dated April 10.
45/ per month depending upon the average mileage.
The revised rates took effect from July 1.
1955 the Delhi State Electricity Board had fixed the allowance for motor car for certain categories of its employees ranging from Rs.
120/ per month for the Superintendents and Rs.
By virtue of the powers companyferred on the said Undertaking by Section 79 c of this Act.
On this basis, the Superintendents and the Inspectors claimed that should be paid over time wages for the extra time they work over and above their numbermal hours of duty.
By virtue of this provision.
35/ to Rs.
250/ per month and in respect of certain other officers it was in creased from the amount ranging from Rs.
Their plea was that the companyveyance allowance must be fixed at Rs.
83/ to Rs.
34 of 1966 and I. D. No.
The Inspectors were made eligible for the motorcycle allowance for the first time in 1961 at Rs.
the Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking revised the companyveyance allowance for cars and motor cycles or scooters.
This Court has granted by its order dated May 1, 1968 special leave limited to the following points Whether the Inspectors and Superintendents required to work beyond their numbermal duty hours are entitled to payment of overtime for the extra time and what directions are necessary in this respect.
11 of the Second Schedule of the Central Act 66 of 1957.
125/ to Rs.
So far as the car allowance was companycerned, it was increased to some officers to Rs.
1964 was issued with retrospective effect from July 1, 1963 after a very careful companysideration of all relevant circumstances including the allowance that was being given to the Central Government employees on the recommendation of the Pay Commission.
The respondent further pleaded that the payment of over time wages was being paid to the workmen in the power station number under the Factories Act but under clause D of Regulation 17 of the Service Regulations framed Under Section 79 c of the Electricity Supply Act.
On the other hand, the allowance payable to Superintendents was raised from Rs.
Their grievance was that while the motor car allowance to the higher grade officers was being increased from time to time, numbersuch increment has been made in respect of these two classes of employees.
Likewise allowance for maintenance of motorcycles was allowed to certain categories of employees of the Board ranging from Rs.
Delhi, in I. D. No.
125/ p. m. depending .upon the mileage companyered.
There were 25 officers governed by the car allowance.
All the employees under the Electricity Board became the employees of the Corporation.
Two disputes between the Workmen of the Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking and the Management of the Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking were referred by the Chief Commissioner.
Regulations had been framed by the Undertaking.
When the under taking was with the Delhi Electricity Board, it was governed by the Electricity Supply Act.
and neither the sub stations number the zonal stations have been treated as a factory as in law those two areas are number a factory Under Section 2 m of the Factories Act.
85 125 to Rs.
125/ to Rs.
A companymon Award in both the disputes was given by the Tribunal.
102 of 1966.
On April 10.
200 250 from July 1.
30/ per month.
200/ .
The car allowance was raised from Rs.
Those two disputes were I. D. No.
34 of 1966.
Delhi, for adjudication to the Additional Industrial Tribunal.
A. Vaidialingam, J. This appeal, by special leave, is against the Award dated October 24.
1967 of the Additional Industrial Tribunal.
Delhi.
The Delhi area served by the Undertaking is divided into a number of zones.
The workmen companyered by both the points regarding which special leave has been granted, are persons working either in the sub stations or the zonal stations.
This claim was pressed on the basis that the workmen in the power stations set such payment for over time work.
This claim was companytested by the Undertaking on the ground that the power station has alone been registered as a factory under the Factories Act.
45/ to Rs.
60/ per month in 1959.
