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1973 Supreme(All) 371

HARI SWARUP
Union of India – Appellant
Versus
Chhagan – Respondent


Advocates appeared:
D. Sayal, Advocate, for the Applicant; V. B. Upadhyaya, Advocate, for the Opposite Party

ORDER

Hari Swarup, J. - This revision has been filed by Union of India against the order of the District Judge, allowing the appeal filed by the respondent against the order of the Prescribed Authority under the Payment of Wages Act (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) by which his application under Section 15 of the Payment of Wages Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act') was dismissed.

2. Chhagan Lal, respondent No. 1, was an employee of the Central Railway Administration. His case was that he sustained injury during the course of employment and hence could not attend to his duties. The Railway Doctor, however, gave him fitness certificate. Chhagan Lal joined duty thereafter and again absented himself from duty as according to him he had not been cured. He remained absent from duty from 7th July, 1966 to 16th August, 1966. When he was discharged from the hospital he joined for two days and again became absent from 19th July, 1966 to 18th November, 1966. For the period from 19th July, 1966 to 18th November, 1966, the Central Railway Administration did not pay him wages and hence Chhagan Lal filed the application under Section 15 of the Payment of Wages Act, claiming Rs. 515

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