1. Petitioner has sought indulgence of the court for issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the award dated 12-5-1997 passed by Assistant Labour Commissioner, Kupwara as Authority under Payment of Wages Act (for short the Act) in the claim petition titled Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Bhat Vs. Project Officer, whereby an ex-parte award to the tune of Rs. 59,000/- came to be passed in favour of the applicant - respondent No. 3 herein read with order dated 14-7-1998 passed by District Judge, Kupwara in appeal titled Project Officer Vs. Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Bhat. The brief facts of the case are to be noticed:

2. Respondent No. 3, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Bhat filed a claim petition before the Authority under Payment of Wages Act - Assistant Labour Commissioner, Kupwara with the averments that he came to be appointed/engaged by the management, but the petitioners - non-applicants failed to pay wages to him which constrained him to invoke jurisdiction of the Authority under the Act. Exparte award came to be passed. Feeling aggrieved, the petitioners preferred an appeal before District Judge, Kupwara which came to be dismissed vide order dated 14-7-1998 on the ground that the appellant had failed to

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