JUDGMENT :

Krishna Rao, J.:

1. The petitioner, Damodar Valley Corporation has filed the present writ application against the communication dated 6th May, 2003 issued by the Assistant Labour Commissioner, Bankura, State of West Bengal requesting the writ petitioner to pay all the dues payable to the private respondents under Section 3 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 and the communication dated 11th July, 2003 issued by the Labour Inspector, Bankura threatening the petitioner for taking legal action for nonpayment of the wages to the private respondents under the provisions of Payment of Wages Act, 1936.

2. Damodar Valley Corporation generates and distributes electrical energy to the State of West Bengal and Jharkhand and Public Sectors like Coal India Limited, Eastern Coalfields Limited, SAIL, Railways, TISCO, CESC and other industries situated within the State of West Bengal and Jharkhand. The petitioner operates five numbers of Thermal Power Station, one Gas Turbine Project and three Hydel Power Stations. The petitioner has undertaken construction of Mejia Thermal Power Station (herein referred to as “MTPS”) to the rural areas of Bankura, Purulia for industrial development as well