Nagendra Pd. Singh, J.

The Sub-divisional Magistrate, Kodarma in purported exercise of the powers conferred on him by sub-section (5) of Section 20 of Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act), has directed issuance of distress warrant against the petitioner of this writ application. From the statement made in the main writ application and different supplementary affidavits, which were filed during the pendency of the writ application, it appears that M/s Christian Mica Industries Ltd. Respondent no. 4 (hereinafter referred to as the 'said company') is a public limited company having its registered office at Calcutta, which carries on business of Mica in the districts of Hazaribag and Giridih. The said company had employed several employees. On 12.10.77, the respondent-Labour Superintendent, acting as Inspector under the aforesaid Act, filed application under section 20 of the Act for a direction to the comp1ny as well as several other persons named therein to pay the different amounts, which have not been paid to the employees of the said company. Towards the end or that application, the names of different employees with the amount which is payable to t