N.L.Untwalia, J.

1. These four civil revision applications have been filed by the employer against the order of the Authority appointed under Sub-section (1) of Sec.20 of me Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (Central Act 11 of 1948), hereinafter called the Act, made in four cases filed by the Labour Inspector (Central), Ranchi, under Sub-section (2) of Sec.20. The applications were filed on or about the 2nd of July, 1962 for a direction to the employer to pay the deficit amount which it was liable to pay under the notification issued under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Act. The four cases related to different labourers in respect of the wages paid to them in a part of the period in the month of February, 1962. In the case giving rise to Civil Revision No. 490 of 1963, the deficit payment of wages was to the tune of Rs. 110.75. in the case giving rise to Civil Revision No. 491 of 1963, the claim was Rs. 112.50, in the case out of which Civil Revision No. 492 of 1963 arises the claim for wages was Rs. 79.48 and in the case giving rise to Civil Revision No. 493 of 1963 the claim was for Rs. 81.33. The total claim was Rs. 384.06. The Authority under the Act has directed, under Sub-section (