With effect from 6th July, 1974, The Additional Emolu ments Compulsory Deposit Ordinance 1974 came into force.
From the Judgment Order dated the 16th December 1975 of the Gujarat High Court in Special Civil Appln.
In other words, it was an agreed position between the union and the employer that the rate of D.A. payable to all the workers from 1st July, 1974, was at the rate of Rs.
70/70 before the Industrial Tribunal at Ahmedabad.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by GOSWAMI, J. This appeal on certificate is from the judgment of the High Court of Gujarat.
According to the award the employer was to pay D.A. to its employees at the rate of the quarterly average companyt of living index as settled by the Simla Bureau, popularly known as All India Consumers Price Index for the relevant quarter.
Thus for the months of January, February and March, 1974, the rate of D.A. was on the basis of the average companyt of living index for the months of July, August and September 1973 as pub lished by the said Bureau and this was to follow for every quarter.
78/ per month, but for the quarter.
The appellants 1 and 2 are respectively the Union of India and the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO.
The parties arrived at a settlement of the said industrial dispute and an award was passed in terms of the settlement.
Dhrangadhra Chemical Works Kamdar Sangh hereinafter to be described as the union is the first respondent.
M. Tarkunde, K.L. Hathi and Mrs. P.C. Kapur, for respondent No.
88.50 per month.
88.50 per month.
572 of 1975 .
It is the accepted position that for the months of April, May and June 1974 the D.A. worked out at Rs.
L. Sanghi and Girish Chandra, for the Appellants.
The second respondent is Dhrangadhra Chemical Works hereinafter to be described as the employer .
691 of 1976.
With respect to the dearness allowance D.A. of the workers under the employer there was a reference No.
companymencing on 1st July, 1974, and ending on 30th September, 1974, it worked out at Rs.
