This is a criminal revision case filed by A-1 V.K. Murthy against the judgment, dated 8th February, 1983 in C.C.No.8900 of 1981 on the file of the Court of the learned II Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Madras, finding A-1 guilty under Rr.22,26(5),26(1), 25(2), 21(f) and 26(2) of the Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950, convicting him thereunder and sentencing him to pay a fine of Rs.25 for each offence, in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one week for each offence. A-2 was acquitted by the lower Court under section 255(1), Criminal procedure Code.

2. The case of the complainant-State represented by the Labour Enforcement Officer, Office of the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), Sastri Bhavan, Madras-600006, is that the complainant/respondent herein has been appointed as an ‘Inspector’ under section 19(1) of the Minimum Wages Act for the State of Tamil Nadu by the Government of India -Gazette Notification No.S.32013(1)/75-WC (MW), dated 12th May, 1976 (S.O. 1807) published in the Gazette of India, dated 29th May, 1976). The complaint was filed by the complainant/respondent herein against A-1 V.K. Murthi (revision-petitioner herein), Managing Partner of M/s.