R. R. K. TRIVEDI, J.

( 1 ) IN the above petition, petitioner has challenged the order passed by respondent No. 1 by which he has forwarded to the Collector of the District a certificate under his signature specifying the amount of wages due from the petitioner for being recovered as arrears of land revenue. 5 In both the petitions counter and rejoinder affidavits have been exchanged and learned counsel for the parties have agreed that the petitions may be heard and decided finally at this stage.

( 2 ) BRIEF facts from which the aforesaid two petitions have arisen are that petitioners failed to pay the wages of the workers for the month of December, 1992 which ought to have been paid to them by 10th of the following month. The workers approached respondentno. 1 Additional labour Commissioner, for securing payment 5 of their wages. Respondents No. 1 acting under section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Peace (Timely Payment of Wages) Act 1978 (hereinafter referred to as U. P. Act of 1978), gave a notice requiring petitioner to give information in Form 3 prescribed under Rule 4 (1) of the Rules framed under U. P. Act of 1978. The petitioner put in appearance and filed a reply raising

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