Supreme Court of India

Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samiti, Haldwani Etc. Etc. v. M/s. Indian Wood Products Ltd and Anr.

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Reported as [1996] 2 S.C.R. 1021
Bench B.P. Jeevan Reddy and K.S. Paripoornan JJ.
Decided 23 February 1996

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, we set aside the judgment of the high Court and hold that where the selling trader does not collect the fee from the purchasing trader, the liability to pay the market fee remains to be that of the purchaser and he cannot refuse to pay the said fee.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Minimum Wages Act, 1948 : Sections 2(i) & 20(2)-Ex-employees of Amiy School-Grievance of non-payment of minimum wages f1Xed by the State Government from time to time-Authority under the Act allowing the claim-High Court upsetting the orders on the ground that ex-employees disentitled to move a petition under S.20(2) of the Act-Held, the language employed is demonstrative of the legislative purpose-The intendment of the statute is furthered if an ex­ employee too is held entitled to seek relief under S.20(2) of the Act-Matter remitted back to the High Court for its decision on other points. ·

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