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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MR. SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, MR. P.M.MANOJ, JJ
DR. SHYAMA DAS – Appellant
Versus
ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, IRITTY – Respondent
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| 1. judgment concerning compliance to minimum wages act. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. judicial review on grounds for appeal. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. court's final determination on appeal. (Para 8) |
J U D G M E N T
Dated this the 17th day of February, 2026 P.M.Manoj, J.
The above intra-court appeal is preferred against the judgment dated 03.02.2025 in WP(C) No.35352 of 2024.
2. The challenge is against the dismissal of the writ petition preferred by the appellant. Originally the writ petition was preferred seeking a direction to quash Ext.P3 order of the authority under Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (for short ‘the Act’).
3. The short facts of the case are that the petitioner in the writ petition is a Gynecologist and the owner of Thulasi Malabar Hospital, Iritty. Based on an inspection allegedly conducted on 25.09.2015 by the 1st Respondent, Assistant Labour Officer at the petitioner's establishment, it was reported that the minimum wages had not been paid to the employees. Therefore, the 1st respondent filed a petition before the Deputy Labour Commissioner, Kannur, who is the authority under the Act, as MCP No.9/2016 under Section 22 of the Act. The complaint in the said petition was that th
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