THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.12648 OF 2007

O R D E R:

Aggrieved by the order dated 20.01.2007 in M.W. No.8 of 2006 passed by the Authority under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and the Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Warangal, the petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition.

2. The facts of the case are as follows:

The respondent filed a claim petition vide M.W. No.8 of

2006 before the Authority under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and the Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Warangal, claiming an amount of Rs.14,273/-, alleging that R.Tony, Sk.Muzeeb, and K.Rajesh were employees of the petitioner, and that although the petitioner was legally bound to pay minimum wages as fixed by the Government, the said employees were paid less than the prescribed wages. In response, the petitioner filed a counter contending that the employees were paid the minimum wages for the period, which they claimed, in the month of May 2006 itself and that they had left employment after receiving the amounts due to them. However, the Authority, by an order dated 20.01.2007, directed the petitioner to pay compensation of Rs.14,273/-. Challenging the said order, the petitioner filed the present W