101 of 1965 was filed by one workman alone on 19th April, 1965, claiming a sum of Rs.
13 of the workmen claimed that they were entitled to payment at Rs, 1190 each, while one workmans claim was to the extent of Rs.
975/1966.
In the companyrse of the arguments, however, learned companynsel companyceded that he companyld number press this point in Civil Appeal No.
1832/60P. The Labour Court at Hubli entertained all these applications under s. 33C 2 of the Act, companyputed the amounts due to the various workmen who had filed the applications, and directed the appellant to make payment of the amounts found due.
173 of 1968 .
Thereupon, the appellant challenged the decision of the Labour Court before the High Court of Mysore by four different writ petitions under Art.
101 of 1965 in Writ Petition No.
171 of 1968 arising out of Writ Petition No.
138/1965 in Writ Petition No.
40 each from 1st January 1964 to 30th June, 1965 in respect of 18 of those 50 workmen.
The second application LCH No.
4 in C.A. No.
973 of 1966 that in Applica tion LCH No.
The order in Application LCH No.
139 of 1965 was filed by eleven workmen on 28th July, 1965, seeking companyputation of their claim for overtime work for the period between 1st April, 1955 and 31st December, 1957, and for work done on weekly off days for the period between 1st April, 1955 and 31st December, 1960.
Appeals by special leave from the judgment and order dated August 25, 1967 of the Mysore High Court in Writ Petitions Nos.
741/ 1966, 973/11966, 974/1966 and 975/1966 respectively.
Application LCH No.
Some other pleas were also taken in the writ petitions which we need number mention as they have number been raised before us.
138 of 1965 was presented by 50 workmen on 23rd July, 1965, putting forward a claim for washing allowance at Rs.
170, 171, 172 and 173 of 1968 are directed against the order governing Writ Petitions Nos.
62,420/82P according to the workmen themselves.
The circumstances in which these appeals have arisen may be briefly stated.
the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 was taken away and excluded.
139/1965 was challenged in, Writ Petition No.
The High Court did number accept the plea put forward on behalf of the appellant and dismissed the writ petitions by a companymon order dated 25th August, 1967.
741 of 1966, that in Application LCH No.
The principal ground for challenging the decision of the Labour Court was that all these amounts companyld have been claimed by the workmen by filing applications under section 20 1 of the Minimum Wages Act No.
8,910/72P in respect of his over time work and companypensation for work done on weekly off days.
The fourth application LCH No.
Sen, S. N. Prasad and R. B. Datar, for the appellant in all the appeals .
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeals Nos.
741, 973, 974 and 975 of 1966.
226 of the Constitution.
17,302/60P, for work done on weekly off days during the period from 1st December, 1960 to 30th June, 1965.
These four appeals are directed against that companymon order dismissing the four writ petitions.
In these appeals in this Court also, the principal point urged by learned companynsel for the appellant was the same which was raised before the High Court in the Writ Petitions, viz.,
The third application LCH No.
4 to 17 in C.A. No.
140 of 1965 was filed on 26th July 1965 by 14 workmen making a total claim of Rs.
973 of 1966 which was directed against the order of the Labour Court in Application LCH No.
Civil Appeals Nos.
170 to 173 of 1968.
171 of 1968 , respondent No.
11 of 1948 and, since that Act was a self contained Act making provision for relief in such cases, the jurisdiction of the Labour Court under the general Act, viz.,
that the jurisdiction of the Labour Court to deal with the claims of the workmen under S. 33C 2 of the Act, was barred by the fact that the same relief companyld have been claimed by the workmen under s. 20 1 of the Minimum Wages Act.
4 to 14 in C.A. No.
36 each from 1st January, 1964 to 30th June, 1965, and companyt of uniform at Rs.
Janardan Sharma, for the respondents Nos.
14 of 1947 hereinafter referred to as the Act were filed in the Labour Court, Hubli, by various workmen of the appellant.
226 of the Constitution, dismissing the writ petitions.
140/1965 in Writ Petition No.
The total claim of all the workmen was companyputed at Rs.
170 of 1968 respondents Nos.
4 to 24 and 26 to 53 in A. No.
The amount claimed by each workman was separately indicated in the application under each head.
172 of 1968 and respondents Nos.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Bhargava, J. these four companynected appeals have been filed, by special leave, by the Town Municipal Council, Athani, and are directed against a companymon judgment of the High Court of Mysore in four writ petitions, filed by the appellant under Art.,
974 of 1966 and that in Application LCH No.
