ORDER :

ON I.As.1/2019

(Through Video Conferencing)

In all these petitions, I.A.No.1/2019 are filed claiming wages under Section 17B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the said Act’ for short).

Heard the learned counsel Sri.K.R.Anand, appearing for the petitioner – Board and Sri.S.B.Mukkannappa, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.1 – workmen.

2. Brief facts of the case leading to filing of the present petitions are that the petitioner -Karnataka State Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Board’ for short), which is a wing of the Labour Department of the State Government, in terms of Section 18 of the said Act, entered into a contract with 2nd and 3rd respondent, private man power agency for supply of personnel to work in the Board in various capacities for a period of one year initially, which was extended from time to time. The workmen herein were appointed through 2nd and 3rd respondent to work in the petitioner -Board in the years 2007 to 2009 in all these cases.

3. On termination of their services, which came about by an order being passed by 2nd respondent – man power agency through which