IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITION No.16217 OF 2019 DATE : 21.04.2026 Between:

The Chief General Manager and 2 others …Petitioners AND The Regional Labour Commissioner & another …Respondents

ORDER

This writ petition is filed against the order of the 1st respondent under Minimum Wages Act, 1948 in Application No.46/49/2015-E1, dt.07.03.2019, as illegal and arbitrary.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Services II.

3. Respondent No.2 had filed an application before respondent No.1 seeking payment of minimum wages and also compensation for non-payment of the minimum wages. The authority after considering the submissions of both the parties came to the conclusion that the petitioner therein has rendered services of sweeping and other related works and therefore, he is eligible for minimum wages. The authority has thus directed the respondents to pay the petitioner the minimum wages and the difference of the wages and also one time compensation to the workmen.

Challenging the same, the present writ petition is filed.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner, reiterated the submissions and objections raised by the petitioner bank before the authority, while the learned counsel for respondent No.2 has placed reliance on the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.Nos.245, 304 and 320 of 2022 dt.02.02.2023 wherein the Division Bench has directed the appellant-bank to make payment of difference of the wages to each of the respondents therein and set aside one time compensation awarded by the Authority.

5. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 submitted that the petitioner is willing to forego the one time compensation awarded by the Authority for non-payment of minimum wages and is restricting his prayer to payment of difference amount of minimum wages.

6. Having regard to the contentions of the learned counsel on both sides and having considered the material on record, this Court finds that this issue is already covered by the Division Bench of this Court. Therefore, the petitioner is directed to continue to pay the minimum wages to the respondent workmen and the difference amount of minimum wages to respondent No.2. The compensation awarded @ 25% of the difference amount of minimum wages by respondent No.1 is accordingly set aside.

7. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed.

_____________________________ JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI Date: 21.04.2026 dv HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITION No.16217 OF 2019 Date: 21.04.2026

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