( 1 ) THIS matter has been placed before the Division Bench in view of the order dated 6. 3. 2003 made by the learned Single Judge as the learned Single Judge has differed with the view of another Single Bench of this Court in the case of Municipal corporation of Delhi v. Ram Kishan, 2001 0 LLR 405.

( 2 ) THE issue involved is as to from which date workman would be entitled to receive wages under Section 17-B of the Industrial Disputes Act (hereinafter referred as the Act) namely, whether from the date of award or from the date, writ petition is filed in this Court. Section 17-B of the Act reads as under:

"payment of full wages to workman pending proceedings in higher Courts Where in any case, a Labour Court, Tribunal or National Tribunal by its award directs reinstatement of any workman and the employer prefers any proceedings against such award in a High Court or the Supreme Court, the employer shall be liable to pay such workman, during the period of pendency of such proceedings in the High Court or the Supreme Court, full wages last drawn by him, inclusive of any maintenance allowance admissible to him under any rule if the workman had not been employed in any establishment duri

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