A dispute was then raised by the union and a reference was made by the Government of Bihar on May 9, 1956, in which the 216 following three matters were referred to the tribunal: 1.Whether the status of workman, Sri Ramkrishna Prasad, Store keeper, and the nature of the job performed by him has been changed to his prejudice with the appointment of a separate store in charge; 2.Whether in view of the satisfactory performance of duties of store keeper for the last 20 years by the above named workman, it was at all necessary to appoint a separate store in charge over him with higher emoluments and whether Shri Ramkrishna Prasad is entitled to be appointed to the post of store in charge; and 3.Whether the claim of the above named workman for promotion to higher grades has been overlooked by the management, and if so, what relief the workman is entitled to.