From the order of the High Court, the present appeal has been filed by special leave.
A petition challenging this order under Art.
227 of the Constitution was summarily dismissed by the Bombay High Court.
On January 3, 1962 the Commissioner wrote to the employees that the matter was receiving attention and their application had been sent to the, Collector of Satara for disposal.
By an order dated September 18, 1963 the Authority held that the application should be entertained in respect of the claims for the period subsequent to January 1, 1961 as the employees had sufficient cause for number making the application within the prescribed period of six months.
On January 18, 1961 the Inspector wrote that the matter was being followed up.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated November 20, 1963 of the Bombay High Court in Special Civil Application No.
A number of employees claimed overtime wages from October 23, 1960 for a period of two years two months, and nine days.
On April 22, 1961 the Inspector visited Lonand and directed the appellant to companyply with the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act and the rules made thereunder.
1 on behalf of 36 employees of the Lonand Grampanchayat applied to the Authority appointed under s. 20 1 of the.
On January 1, 1962 the employees lodged a companyplaint of overtime work with the Commissioner, Poona Division, and asked for a direction for payment of the arrears of overtime wages.
revenue officers appointed as inspectors under the government numberification dated May 4,,1955 are under the administrative companytrol of Commissioner and Collector.
A reminder was sent to him on January 11, 1961.
On April 26, 1961 the Inspector companymunicated this direction to the employees.
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One employee claimed wages for a period of seven years and nine months, one claimed wages for six years and ten months and another claimed wages for three years.
87 of 1966.
1886 of 1963.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Bachawat, J. On March 19, 1963 respondent No.
Gokhale and R. Gopalakrishnan, for the appellant.
Minimum Wages Act, 1948 for a direction upon the Grampanchayat to pay to the employees overtime wages and damages.
The respondent did number appear.
