M s Hindustan Lever Ltd., Batliboi Co. and others Companies for short have filed these two SLPs questioning the judgment of the High Court.
A Division Bench of the High Court declared the impugned numberification as invalid, unenforceable and accordingly quashed the same and also directed the employers, who figured as respondents before the High Court, to refund the amount recovered from the workmen on the basis of the impugned numberification.
With a view to provide for payment of minimum house rent allowance to workmen employed in industries in Maharashtra and to provide for matters companynected therewith, the Act was enacted in the year 1983 which received the assent of the President on October 5, 1988, and was published in the Official Gazette on October 17, 1988.
3, 4, 5 and 6 for being impleaded as interveners.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by JAYACHANDRA REDDY, J. Some of the employees unions, who figure as respondents herein, filed a batch of writ petitions challenging the validity of a numberification dated October 9, 1992 issued by the Industries, Energy and Labour Department of the State Government of Maharashtra exercising the powers companyferred by Section 13 of the Maharashtra Workmens Minimum House Rent Allowance Act, 1983 Act for short .
These SLPs are being disposed of at the admission stage itself.
Some other Employees Unions have filed I.A. Nos.
The Act extends to the State of Maharashtra and as numberified by the State Government, it was brought into force with effect from January 1, 1991.
