( 1 ) THIS is an appeal from an order of Sinha J. made on a writ petition quashing a notification dated the 16th May, 1960 issued under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and directing the respondents to forbear from giving effect to the same.

( 2 ) ON 19th May, 1959 the Government of the State of West Bengal in exercise of its powers under Section 27 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 issued a notification, adding the cinema industry in West Bengal in Part 1 of the Schedule 1 to the said Act as one of the scheduled employments. This notification was published in tha Calcutta Gazette on 4th June 1959. On 16th May 1960 the said State Government issued a notification fixing the minimum wages of several categories of employees employed in the cinema industry in West Bengal in exercise-of its powers under Section 3 of the Minimum Wages Act This notification was published in the Calcutta Gazette-dated the 19th May 1960. On 31st May, 1960 one Surendra Ranjan Sarkar and two others made an application to this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution for a writ in the nature of mandamus calling upon the State of West Bengal to recall, annul and cancel the said notification dated t