THE KIRLOSKAR OIL ENGINES LTD., KIRKEE, POONA vs THE WORKMEN AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that Section 36A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, is intended to empower a tribunal to clarify the provisions of an award where there is difficulty or doubt about their interpretation, rather than to review or modify its own order. The Court affirmed the tribunal's clarification regarding privilege leave, limiting it to workmen who had worked 240 days or more in the previous calendar year, and rejected the appellant's request for modification of the award. The judgment emphasized that questions regarding the propriety or validity of the award are outside the scope of Section 36A.