JUDGMENT

L. NAGESWARA RAO, J.

CIVIL APPEAL No . 2539 of 2010

1. The Appellant filed a Writ Petition challenging the Notification dated 27.06.2007 issued under Section 5 (2) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (hereinafter, “the Act”). The said Writ Petition was dismissed by the High Court. Aggrieved by the judgment of the High Court, the Appellant has approached this Court.

2. In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5(2) of the Act, the Finance Commissioner and Principal Secretary to the Government of Haryana, Labour Department issued a Notification on 27.06.2007 fixing/revising the minimum rates of wages in respect of different scheduled employments as mentioned in the schedule therein with effect from 01.07.2007. The relevant provisions of the Notification dated 27.06.2007 are as under:

• Unskilled employees having 10 years’ experience would be deemed categorized as semi-skilled “A”.

• After 3 years of experience in semi-skilled “A”, the employees would be deemed categorized as semiskilled “B”

• After 3 years of experience in skilled “A”, the employees would be deemed categorized as skilled “B”.

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Note:

1. The minimum rates of wages being fixed/ revised are linked with Haryana State Wo