being disposed of by this common
judgment.
Interpretation of a bipartite settlement dated 8.9.1983 is in question in
these appeals which arise ... already been deducted by 50 days' medical leave.
A bipartite settlement was entered into by and between the
management of 58 Banks including
November 19, 1985 the Bank invoked Clause 16 of the IV
Bipartite Settlement between the Management of the Bank and the employees.
Now the Bank ... Bipartite
Settlement was in any way wrong. He said rules of natural justice were
inbuilt in clause 15 of Bipartite Settlement and law laid
Thereafter 7th bipartite
settlement was arrived at between the banks and the Bank Employees Association
on 27.3.2000. Under this bipartite settlement, various service conditions including ... said settlement provides as under:-
"2. Further to Clause 6 of the Bipartite Settlement dated
2nd June, 2005, it is agreed between the parties
sponsor bank employees get revised, pursuant to Bipartite Settlement and, therefore the subsequent Bipartite Settlements, namely the 6th and 7th Bipartite Settlements should be given ... settlements, without any further determination by the Govt. of India or the Reserve Bank of India. According to the learned counsel, the bipartite settlements ordinarily
governed and modified by the Bipartite Settlement. Various punishments have
been provided under the Bipartite Settlement which can be inflicted on the
employee found guilty ... account of the Bipartite Settlement. It provides for payment of
superannuation benefits as would be due otherwise. The Bipartite
Settlement tends to provide a punishment
payable to employees of the Bank were governed by
the Third Bipartite Settlement which was operative from
1.9.1978. Having regard to the Government ... matter of fixation of pay as per the Third
Bipartite Settlement. The Fourth Bipartite Settlement became
retrospectively operative from 1.7.1983. Under the said
settlement, there
Censure" in terms of Clause 19.8(a) of Bipartite Settlement (as amended upto date), be imposed on Shri Bhag Singh, Clerk, with "immediate ... Bipartite Settlement. The respondents had proceeded against the petitioner under Clauses 11 and 12 of the Bipartite Settlement. A regular departmental enquiry was held
question the failure of the respondents in implementing the 6th Bipartite Settlement pursuant to the National Industrial Tribunal Award (in short 'NIT Award ... implementation of the future settlements including 6th Bipartite Settlement and that it is not necessary to issue a fresh sanction order in this regard, xerox
sponsor bank employees get
revised, pursuant to Bipartite Settlement and, therefore the
subsequent Bipartite Settlements, namely the 6th and 7th
Bipartite Settlements should be given ... settlements, without any further
determination by the Govt. of India or the Reserve Bank of
India. According to the learned counsel, the bipartite
settlements ordinarily
said Charter of Demand, a Bipartite Settlement was arrived at on April 3, 1996. The said Bipartite Settlement contained a Clause 8(iii), which provided ... terms of a settlement,- which was concluded after July 26, 1995. Thus, it appears that this Bipartite Settlement does not come within the purview