Supreme Court of India

Hindustan Sanitaryware and Industries Ltd. & Others v. The State of Haryana

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Reported as [2019] 6 S.C.R. 1086
Bench L. Nageswara Rao and M.R. Shah JJ.
Decided 29 April 2019

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the prohibition on segregation of the wages into components under the notification is not a valid exercise of power.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Minimum Wages Act, 1948: s. 5(2) – Fixing or revisi ng the minimum rates of wages – Issuance of Notification dated 27.06. 2007 and 21.10.2015 by the State Government fixing/revising the mini mum rates of wages in respect of different scheduled em ployments as mentioned in the schedule therein wef 01.07.2007 and 01 .11.2015 respectively – Writ Petition challenging the Notifications – Dismissed by the High Court – On appeal, held: Jurisdiction is conf erred by the Act on the Government to fix/revise the minimum rate of wages notwithstanding the contract – Categorization of unskilled employ ees

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