S. H. A. RAZA, J.

( 1 ) VIJAI Kumar Bhalla, the workman, preferred six applications purporting to be given under section 15 (2) of the Payment of Wages Act claiming his wages for different periods against the co-operative Bank, Bahraich, before the Prescribed Authority under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936. The wages for different periods were allowed by the Prescribed Authority. The Prescribed authority issued a direction that a sum of Rs. 6. 314. 76 be paid to the petitioner by the Bahraich district Co-operative Bank Ltd. , Bahraich as wages of the employee and the equal amount of wages to the tune of Rs. 6,314. 76 be paid as penalty. A sum of Rs. 7. 50 as court fee and a sum of rs. 150 as cost of the cases, meaning thereby that a total sum of Rs. 12,787. 02 was payable under the directions issued by the Prescribed Authority.

( 2 ) THE employer Bahraich District Co-operative Bank Limited, Bahraich preferred a time-barred appeal under Section 19 (1) of the Payment of Wages Act along with an application under section 5 of the Indian Limitation Act. The District Judge, Bahraich by means of the order dated 26. 3. 1983 allowed the application under Section 5 of the Indian Limitation Ac