JUDGMENT

G. C. Mathur, J. - These three revisions arise out of two applications filed under Sec. 15 (2) of the Payment of Wages Act. Since common questions of law arise in these cases, it is convenient to dispose them of by one judgment.

2. Messrs. Singh Engineering Works Private Ltd., Kanpur, were running two sections, namely the Steel Foundry Section and the Cast Iron Foundry Section. On May 29, 1970, they put up a notice that the Steel Foundry Section would be closed from May 30, 1970, that the employees working in this section had become surplus and were retrenched and directed them to take their retrenchment compensation. Twelve out of the thirty employees working in the Steel Foundry Section approached the employers and they were engaged in the Cast Iron Foundry Section. Fifteen other employees took their retrenchment compensation and ceased to be in service. The remaining three employees, namely, Kandhai Singh, Musafir Singh and Jagannath did not take their retrenchment compensation. On November 16, 1970, an application was filed on behalf of Kandhai Singh and Jagannath by Sri G. L. Bajpai, President, U. P. Workers Union, under Sec, 15 of the Payment of Wages Act, claiming wa