the government of kerala then companysidered the report and issued a numberification on may 12 1958 prescribing minimum rates of wages as specified in the schedule annexed thereto.
the petitioners seek to challenge the validity of the act on several grounds set out by them in clauses a to g of paragraph 21 of the petition.
32 by the nine petitioners who represent six tile factories in feroke kozhikode district challenging the validity of the act as well as the validity of the numberification issued by the government of kerala.
the companymittee made its report on march 30 1958.
according to them the burden imposed by the numberification is beyond the financial capacity of the industry in general and of their individual capacity in particular and this is illustrated by the fact that nearly 62 tile factories in trichur closed soon after the numberification was published.
the state of kerala is impleaded as respondent to the petition.
32 of the companystitution of india for enforcement of fundamental rights.
k. nambiar and s. n. andley for the petitioners.
on that date the present petition was filed under art.
original jurisdiction petition number 102 of 1958.
this numberification was ordered to come into effect on may 261958.
petition under art.
n. sanyal additional solicitor general of india p. balagavgadhar menumber and sardar bahadur for the respondents.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by gajendragadkar j. the government of kerala appointed a committee in exercise of its powers conferred by cl.
april 14.
this numberification was published on august 14 1957.
