1. SAAD SAOOD JAN, J.---Leave to appeal is granted to consider whether the special allowance being paid to a worker in pursuance of the provisions of the Punjab Employees Special Allowance (Payment) Act, 1985, is to be treated as part of his wage for the purpose of computing the contribution which his employer is liable to make under the Social Security Ordinance, 1965, despite the specific exemption granted by section 8 of the aforementioned Act. The interim order already made on 17-1-1996 to continue during the pendency of the appeals on the same terms.