MATHUR, J.—This writ petition is directed against the award passed by the Authority under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) dated 6.8.1979 (Annex. 16) whereby the claim of non-petitioner No. 2 was decreed for wages to the tune of Rs. 19, 716.66.

2. Briefly stated the facts are that the petitioner was a firm registered under the Partnership Act, having its head office at Jodhpur and branch office at Bhadwasi, District Nagaur. The above firm consisted of seven partner* whose names are as under:-

1. Abdul Rahim

2. Abdul Hakim

3. Yusuf ,

4. Abdul Waheed

5. Inayatullah

6. Hameedullah

7. Smt. Zenab.

The firm stood dissolved from 31.12.1975 and the Registrar of Firm was informed of the decision of dissolution. Non-petitioner No. 2 is the son-in-law of non-petitioner No. 3 and he was appointed by the petitioner firm on 20.6.1962 on a salary of Rs. 120/- per month. His salary and allowances were increased from time to time. The petitioner firm transferred its business from Bhadwasi to Jodhpur office in 1972 and the non-petitioner No. 2 Mohd. Ayub was also transferred. But he did not comply with the transfer order, therefore, his services were terminated by the order

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