SAVANTH (K.) vs MYSORE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION & ANR

The Supreme Court examined the initial fixation of pay under the Industrial Truce Agreement dated January 10, 1958, specifically Clause 4, which mandates that an employee's pay be fixed at the next higher stage in the revised scale as of April 1, 1957. The Court upheld the Labour Court's decision that the appellant's pay should be fixed at Rs. 220/- per month, as the initial fixation at Rs. 190/- was deemed incorrect. The Court emphasized that the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, particularly Section 33(c)(2), allow for such adjudication of pay disputes.