M. VENUGOPAL, J.

1. The Appellants/Petitioners/Workers have filed the present Writ Appeal as against the order dated 28.3.2002 in W.P.No.5934 of 1994 passed by the Learned Single Judge and the subsequent order dated 5.7.2002 passed under the caption 'Being Spoken to'.

2. According to the Appellants/Workers, the Appellants and 4 others have projected an application as per Section 15 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 before the Deputy Commissioner of Labour-I/ 2nd Respondent [Authority notified under the Act] seeking a direction as regards the payment of wages mentioned in Annexure A to F attached to the petition.

3. According to the Appellants, earlier they have been employed by S.K.P.D. Charities, the owner of the Kothawalchavadi market for the purpose of cleaning the said market. The said work has been entrusted to the Petitioners by the Corporation of Madras as per Section 197 of the Madras City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919. The Appellants have been absorbed by the 1st Respondent/Corporation of Madras and they have been in direct employment of the 1st Respondent/Corporation of Madras from the year 1974.

4. The Appellants have to take the garbages in Baskets with the h