UDAY SINHA, J.

1. These three writ applications have been heard together, as the parties are identical, although not the points to be considered. They have been heard one after another and will be determined by this judgment.

2. Cr. W. J. C. No. 13 of 1973 In this application petitioner No. 1 is Secretary of Motipur Zamindari Company Private Limited and petitioner No. 2 is Farm Manager of the said Company. Petitioner No. 3 happens to be a Director of the same Company. A complaint was filed on 13-6-1972 by the Labour Inspector-Cum-Inspecting Officer under the Minimum Wages Act before the Subdivisional Magistrate, Muzaffarpur wherein it was alleged that in the course of inspection by the complainant on 16-12-1971, he had found the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act being observed in their breach. The breach consisted in non-display of minimum fixed wages and summary of the Minimum Wages Act. This, according to the Inspecting Officer, constituted contravention of Section 18 (2) of the Minimum Wages Act read with Rule 22 made thereunder. The second contravention consisted in the fact that labourers had been working in the farm for 8 to 10 days, but they had not been given wage