Order On Board

30-06-2025

1) The petitioner has filed this petition assailing the order passed by the Authority under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and Regional Labour Commissioner (C), Bilaspur (C.G.) in Claim Appl. No. MWA -06/2022 dated 19.03.2025, whereby applications moved under Section 21 (1) of Minimum Wages Act, 1948 have been allowed and the petitioner–

University as well as contractor–Respondent No. 2 have been directed to make payment of a total of Rs. 1,62,67,878/- [Rs. 81,33,939/- towards less payment (difference of wages) + Rs.81,33,939/- towards one-time compensation] to workman Shri Krishna Manohar and 98 others.

2) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the workmen were deployed by the contractor to work under the petitioner; they worked from 01.04.2016 till 28.02.2021; the tender awarded to the contractor was canceled by the petitioner in month of June, 2021 as the contractor failed to make payment of wages to the workmen. He further submits that wages payable to workmen are not being disputed by the petitioner. He contends that respondent No. 1 filed multiple claim applications under Section 21 (1) of the Act, 1948 in respect of Shri Krishna Manohar and 114