Y. V. ANJANEYULU, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner herein seeks a Writ of Certiorari to quash the order of the Authority under the Minimum Wages Act, Guntur Region, Respondent No. 1 herein in M. W. Case No. 69/85 dated 17/10/1985.

( 2 ) THE petitioner carries on business in processing the raw tobacco entrusted to him. It is said that the petitioner is engaged only in grading of the tobacco. M/s Molisetti Somasundaram (P) Ltd. , entrusted tobacco to the petitioner for purpose of grading. After completing the process of grading the petitioner returns the graded tobacco to the suppliers. He charges majuri (or wages) for the work done by him.

( 3 ) FOR the aforesaid purpose the petitioner employed a large number of workers. It is stated that as many as 400 persons are employed by the petitioner and at any point of time not less then 300 persons attend to the work of grading of the tobacco.

( 4 ) THE wages payable to the workers engaged in processing the tobacco are fixed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as the Act ). The minimum wages were fixed from time to time. The relevant notification conferring the payment of wages in the presen

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