IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction

APPELLATE SIDE

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul)

WPA 25460 of 2025

M/s. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

Vs.

Union of India & Ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajib Mukherjee,

Ms. Shreyasi Bhaduri,

Mr. Sourish Mukherjee.

For the Respondent No.1 : Mr. Swatarup Banerjee,

2 & 4 Mr. Ayanabha Raha,

Mr. S. Chakraborty.

Hearing concluded on : 07.01.2026 Judgment on : 07.01.2026

Shampa Dutt (Paul), J.:

1. The writ application has been preferred challenging the orders passed

by the respondent no. 4 on 22^nd July, 2025 and 25^th August, 2025 under the Minimum Wages Act application no. 300115898 in claim and

claim application no. MW 03/2025.

2. The case of the petitioner is twofold. The first is that the nature of work

given to the contractor was a “job contract” and “not labour contract”.

As such it is stated that the petitioner is not responsible for payment to the contractual workers engaged by the contractor for any “job contract”.

3. It is thus submitted that as it is not a “labour contract”, the petitioner is in no way responsible for the payment.

4. The second contention is that the petitioner has paid all the outstanding dues for the job al