the number of paid holidays prescribed by the said Standing Orders?
The order of reference made by the Government of West Bengal raised three issues in the following terms Whether the workmen had acquired the right through custom, usage etc.
to enjoy the May Day, 1970 as a national holiday as defined in the Certified Standing Orders of the Company or as an additional paid holiday in excess of.
The appeal relates, In substance, to only one question as to whether the workmen of M s. Hindustan Steel Limited, Alloy Steel Plant, Durgapur are entitled to have the 10 holidays sanctioned by the Certified Standing order of the Company increased to 11 by the addition of the May Day as a companypulsory national holiday.
K. Mukherjea, J. This appeal by special leave is directed against a judgment and award of the Ninth Industrial Tribunal, Durgapur, in companynection with a reference made by the Government of West Bengal under the Industrial Disputes Act.
