Delhi High Court sets aside AAP govt order revising minimum wages
6 years, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court sets aside AAP govt order revising minimum wages

India TV News  

In a blow to the AAP government, the Delhi High Court today quashed its March 2017 notification revising minimum wages for all classes of workmen in all scheduled employment, saying the decision was ultra vires the Constitution. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also quashed the Delhi government notification setting up a advisory panel on minimum wages, saying both decisions were taken in contravention of principles of natural justice and without sufficient material and were invalid. The decision by the court came on several pleas filed by various industrial units and companies who employ workers on minimum wages. The petitioner-employers, who had sought setting aside of the minimum wage order, had contended that the Delhi government had not heard them before coming out with the decision.

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Employers Not Outsiders But Stakeholders, Must Be Heard While Fixing/Revising Minimum Wage Of Employees: Karnataka High Court
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Employers Not Outsiders But Stakeholders, Must Be Heard While Fixing/Revising Minimum Wage Of Employees: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has said that while fixing or revising the Minimum Wages to be paid to employees, employers which is a stakeholder and which will be affected in the exercise, should have their say and the stand before the notification is passed by the Government. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V …

Compensation To Acid Attack Victims Once Awarded Can't Be Arbitrarily Reduced Below Minimum Threshold: Delhi High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Compensation To Acid Attack Victims Once Awarded Can't Be Arbitrarily Reduced Below Minimum Threshold: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that once the decision of awarding compensation to acid attack victims under the Delhi Victim Compensation Scheme, 2015, has been made, it cannot be arbitrarily reduced below the minimum threshold of Rs. "By no stretch of the language of the Scheme and the various judicial pronouncements discussing the requirement of adequate compensation, it …

Bombay High Court backs railway in wage dispute, affirms arbitrator’s decision
2 months ago

Bombay High Court backs railway in wage dispute, affirms arbitrator’s decision

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday upheld an arbitration ruling in favour of the Central Railway, dismissing a claim by a contractor seeking compensation for increasing wages after a government-mandated minimum wage hike. Bombay High Court backs railway in wage dispute, affirms arbitrator’s decision The contractor had argued that the arbitration ruling was invalid as the arbitrator, as a …

Delhi govt hikes minimum wage for labourers, new rates from October 1
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi govt hikes minimum wage for labourers, new rates from October 1

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The city government has increased the minimum wages for unskilled workers/labourers. The new rates for unskilled labourers will be Rs 18,066 from the previous Rs 17,494, semi-skilled workers will be Rs 19,929 from Rs 19,279 and skilled workers will be Rs 21,917 from Rs 21,215 earlier. With the new rates applicable from October 1, the minimum wage for …

Delhi govt revises minimum wage for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled workers
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi govt revises minimum wage for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled workers

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Atishi on Wednesday announced a hike in the minimum wage for various categories of workers in the national capital. The revised wages will now provide unskilled workers a minimum of ₹18,066 per month, while semi-skilled workers will earn ₹19,929 and skilled workers ₹21,917 per month. Atishi credited the AAP government, under former CM Arvind Kejriwal's leadership, for …

Odisha govt hikes minimum wages of workers, BJD calls it rehash of notification
6 months ago

Odisha govt hikes minimum wages of workers, BJD calls it rehash of notification

Hindustan Times  

The Odisha government led by chief minister Mohan Majhi in its second Cabinet meeting on Wednesday announced a hike in the daily minimum wages of workers in various categories, but the decision triggered a controversy with Opposition Biju Janata Dal alleging that the new government is merely rehashing an old notification. However, BJD leaders said the Cabinet decision is just …

Assistant Labour Commissioner Not Competent To Decide Complaint Filed By Inspector Under Minimum Wages Act: Madhya Pradesh High Court
8 months, 1 week ago

Assistant Labour Commissioner Not Competent To Decide Complaint Filed By Inspector Under Minimum Wages Act: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court single bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia held that the Assistant Labour Commissioner is not a competent authority to decide the claims arising out of payment of less than the minimum rates of wages under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. The High Court noted that Section 20 of the Minimum Wages Act gives the relevant …

Once Employer Deposes Salary Particulars, Not Open For Insurance Company To Quantify Compensation As Per Wages Under Minimum Wages Act, 1948: Andhra Pradesh High Court
8 months, 1 week ago

Once Employer Deposes Salary Particulars, Not Open For Insurance Company To Quantify Compensation As Per Wages Under Minimum Wages Act, 1948: Andhra Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court single bench of Justice Nyapathy Vijay held that once the employer himself deposed about the salary particulars, it is not open for the insurance company to insist on quantification of compensation under Workmen Compensation Act as per the wages fixed under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. Feeling aggrieved, the National Insurance Company Limited filed an …

Appeal Under Section 30 Of Employees Compensation Act Must Involve Substantial Question Of Law: Delhi High Court
8 months, 1 week ago

Appeal Under Section 30 Of Employees Compensation Act Must Involve Substantial Question Of Law: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Dharmesh Sharma held that Section 30 of the Employees Compensation Act, 1923, which provides for appeals against orders of compensation and other related matters, can only be exercised when the appeal involves a substantial question of law. Feeling aggrieved, the Management approached the Delhi High Court and filed an appeal under Section …

Implementation Of Pay Scales Involves Executive Discretion, Courts Can't Intervene Unless There Is Illegality Or Glaring Irregularity: Delhi High Court
8 months, 1 week ago

Implementation Of Pay Scales Involves Executive Discretion, Courts Can't Intervene Unless There Is Illegality Or Glaring Irregularity: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh held that implementation of revised pay scales involves executive discretion and courts do not have the authority to intervene unless there is evidence of illegality or a glaring irregularity. The case involved allegations against the Municipal Corporation of Delhi for failure to implement an enhanced pay scale for its …

Calcutta High Court Directs Govt To Finalise Minimum Wage Of Tea Plantation Workers Within 6 Weeks, Calls It A Statutory & Legal Right
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Directs Govt To Finalise Minimum Wage Of Tea Plantation Workers Within 6 Weeks, Calls It A Statutory & Legal Right

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court's circuit bench at Jalpaiguri has directed the West Bengal government to finalise the minimum wage of tea plantation workers within 6 weeks, under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.This comes after a coordinate bench had upheld the interim hike in wages for the workers and directed the state to finalise a minimum wage within 6 months. The …

HC issues notice to Delhi govt on plea against consolidated fund for salaries to Imams of Waqf Board
9 months, 3 weeks ago

HC issues notice to Delhi govt on plea against consolidated fund for salaries to Imams of Waqf Board

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice on a plea challenging the Delhi government to utilise the consolidated fund of the national capital to release the salaries and honorarium to Imams and Muezzins of Delhi Waqf Board and Non-Waqf Boards. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora sought the …

Delhi high court revises income threshold for EWS admissions to ₹2.5 lakh
10 months, 1 week ago

Delhi high court revises income threshold for EWS admissions to ₹2.5 lakh

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Tuesday modified an order passed by its single judge bench increasing the income threshold of ₹1 lakh per annum to ₹5 lakh for claiming Economically Weaker Section reservation for admission to schools in the city. A division bench led by acting chief justice Manmohan instead increased the existing threshold from ₹1 lakh to ₹2.5 lakh …

Poor Labourers Forced To Fight Tooth And Nail To Get Justice, Sorry State Of Affairs In Constitutional Courts: Delhi High Court
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Poor Labourers Forced To Fight Tooth And Nail To Get Justice, Sorry State Of Affairs In Constitutional Courts: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has said that it is a sorry state of affairs in the Constitutional Courts of the country that the poor labourers are forced to fight tooth and nail to get justice for themselves.While dealing with a case which took more than two decades to reach to a conclusion leaving a poor worker in a “state of …

75% quota in private jobs: SC seeks Centre’s response on Haryana govt’s plea
11 months, 1 week ago

75% quota in private jobs: SC seeks Centre’s response on Haryana govt’s plea

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre seeking its response on a Haryana government plea against the Punjab and Haryana High Court order declaring a law providing 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs to the residents of the state as “unconstitutional”. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Haryana government, submitted that the high …

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Immediate Financial Assistance, Recovery Of Back Wages For Rescued Child Labourers
1 year ago

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Immediate Financial Assistance, Recovery Of Back Wages For Rescued Child Labourers

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions for immediate financial assistance, recovery of back wages and legal proceedings to be followed by the authorities in the post rescue protocol of child labourers in the national capital. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora directed that when a rescued child is …

Increase minimum wage to Rs 26,000 per month: CITU
2 years, 1 month ago

Increase minimum wage to Rs 26,000 per month: CITU

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: All India general secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions Tapan Sen demanded that the government revise the minimum wage to Rs 26,000 according to the hike in prices in the present conditions as per the Supreme Court verdict against the present minimum wage of Rs 18,000 per month which was recommended by the 6th Pay Commission. Sen …

Delhi government hikes minimum wage. Check revised monthly salary here
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi government hikes minimum wage. Check revised monthly salary here

Live Mint  

India has registered a five month surge in retail inflation, recording 7.41% in September. At such a time Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has informed that the Delhi government has decided to raise the minimum wage for unskilled workers, skilled workers and semi-skilled workers. "Increase in minimum wages will give respite to the labour class suffering from the adverse …

Delhi government shows insensitivity towards trade unions, working class: CITU
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi government shows insensitivity towards trade unions, working class: CITU

Firstpost  

After the Delhi government announced the raise, the CITU alleged the AAP dispensation has “shown insensitivity towards the trade unions and the working class” New Delhi: The increase in minimum monthly wages for labourers announced by the Delhi government is “too little”, said the Centre of Indian Trade Unions on Friday, while rejecting the move as an “act of shameless …

Labour Court Cannot Arrogate To Itself Functions of An Industrial Tribunal U/S 33C(2) of ID Act: Gujarat High Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Labour Court Cannot Arrogate To Itself Functions of An Industrial Tribunal U/S 33C(2) of ID Act: Gujarat High Court

Live Law  

"It is held that the workmen can proceed under Section 33C of the I.D.Act only after the Tribunal has adjudicated on a complaint under section 33A or on a reference under section 10 of the I.D. The Labour Court, subsequently, awarded INR 1,29,034 as differential amount of wages under Section 33C. Judgement The Bench identified the primary issue worth consideration …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Compensation & Employment, Filed By Man Who Lost His Parents In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots
3 years ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Compensation & Employment, Filed By Man Who Lost His Parents In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on the plea filed by a man who lost his parents in the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots, seeking directions on the Delhi Government to provide him employment in terms of a circular issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs for this purpose. The plea also sought compensation from the Delhi Government for the …

Delhi HC Cautions Labour Courts Over Unwarranted Summoning Of Senior Officials, Especially In Cases Where Determination Is Yet To Be Made
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi HC Cautions Labour Courts Over Unwarranted Summoning Of Senior Officials, Especially In Cases Where Determination Is Yet To Be Made

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that Labour Courts ought to be cautious while ordering personal appearance of senior officials especially in the matters where determination is yet to be made.Justice Pratibha M Singh expressed displeasure over the action of a labour court who had summoned Commissioner of South Delhi Municipal Corporation, without any proper justification. The Delhi High Court …

Paying ₹450 Per Month Is 'Forced Labour' & Violation Of Article 23: Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt To Pay Minimum Wages To A IV Class Employee
3 years, 3 months ago

Paying ₹450 Per Month Is 'Forced Labour' & Violation Of Article 23: Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt To Pay Minimum Wages To A IV Class Employee

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court last week pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Government for paying Rs. 450/- per month as wages vide Government Order dated 01.07.1992 is clearly a "other form of forced labour" and is in violation of Article 23 of the Constitution of India." On the question as to whether a person is said to be providing Forced Labour …

Delhi High Court Directs State Govt To Publish List Of Registered Construction Workers Entitled To Covid-19 Ex Gratia Compensation
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs State Govt To Publish List Of Registered Construction Workers Entitled To Covid-19 Ex Gratia Compensation

Live Law  

Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea filed by daily wage construction workers seeking Covid-19 ex-gratia compensation from the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.The Delhi government last year had announced a scheme to disburse ex-gratia payment of Rs 5000 to every construction worker registered under the Delhi Building and Other Construction. Delhi High Court …

"No Valid Ground For Not Complying To Court's Order": Delhi High Court Directs NDMC To Pay Wages To Workmen Within 4 Weeks
3 years, 7 months ago

"No Valid Ground For Not Complying To Court's Order": Delhi High Court Directs NDMC To Pay Wages To Workmen Within 4 Weeks

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the North Delhi Municipal Corporation to provide monthly wages to the workmen in compliance of its earlier order dated 29 January this year.A single judge bench comprising of Justice Pratibha Singh observed thus:"This Court is of the opinion that there is no valid ground for the Petitioner for not complying with the order …

Tea Garden Owners Free To Decide If They Want To Implement Govt's Order Increasing Assam Tea Workers' Wage: Gauhati High Court
3 years, 9 months ago

Tea Garden Owners Free To Decide If They Want To Implement Govt's Order Increasing Assam Tea Workers' Wage: Gauhati High Court

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday granted interim relief to the Tea Estate owners in the State of Assam by giving them the 'liberty' to decide if they wish to comply with the State Government's last month Notification directing them to give enhanced wages to tea workers. Earlier, on 08th March, the Court had restrained the State government from taking …

Delhi HC Refuses To Provide Relief To Retrenched PTI Employees, Says Avail Remedy Under Industrial Disputes Act [Read Judgment]
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC Refuses To Provide Relief To Retrenched PTI Employees, Says Avail Remedy Under Industrial Disputes Act [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has refused to quash the retrenchment order passed against 297 employees of the Press Trust of India by noting that the employees should rather seek statutory relief under the Industrial Disputes Act. It was further argued that the retrenched employees are 'workmen' within the meaning of Section 2 of Industrial Disputes Act, and PTI is a 'factory' …

"May Approach Delhi HC In Ongoing Suo Motu Proceedings" SC Disposes Off Plea Seeking Amelioration Of Doctors
4 years, 4 months ago

"May Approach Delhi HC In Ongoing Suo Motu Proceedings" SC Disposes Off Plea Seeking Amelioration Of Doctors

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed off the plea filed by Udaipur-based Doctor Arushi Jain, seeking amelioration of doctors and healthcare workers in light of the ongoing suo motu poceedings before the Delhi High Court, allowing petitioners the liberty to approach the High Court.Before a bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Subhash Reddy & MR Shah, Senior Advocate KV Vishwanathan. The …

Revised Wages of Prisoners Finally Implemented After A Year: Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Pay Arrears, Suspends 25% Deduction For Victim Welfare Fund [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

Revised Wages of Prisoners Finally Implemented After A Year: Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Pay Arrears, Suspends 25% Deduction For Victim Welfare Fund [Read Order]

Live Law  

Director General has finally approved the grant of revised wages to prisoners as per the rates mentioned in the Delhi Government's communication dated 20/06/2019. In light of this approval, the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to pay arrears to the prisoners from the date of the Communication on revised wages, which is, June 20, 2019. The court …

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Pass Order on Implementation Of Revised Wages Of Prisoners Within 3 Weeks [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Pass Order on Implementation Of Revised Wages Of Prisoners Within 3 Weeks [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to pass an order on implementation of revised wages of prisoners within a period of 3 weeks. The Petitioner was aggrieved by the the fact that on 20.06.2019, Delhi Government issued a communication revising the standardized rates of per day wages for skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled categories and despite the passage of …

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Workers' Plea For FIR Against Employers For Non Payment Of Wages As Per MHA Direction
4 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Workers' Plea For FIR Against Employers For Non Payment Of Wages As Per MHA Direction

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice in a plea filed by private employees of a car rental company seeking the registration of an FIR against the Directors for not paying wages during the lockdown. Aggrieved by the Company's alleged stand to deny them wages, despite the Ministry of Home Affairs' Notification dated March 29 calling for States to …

Delhi High Court dismisses PIL seeking 7th pay panel implementation in private unaided schools
5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court dismisses PIL seeking 7th pay panel implementation in private unaided schools

India Today  

The Delhi High Court dismissed on Wednesday a PIL seeking implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations in private unaided schools of the national capital, saying if the staffs of these institutions are aggrieved they can approach the court in their individual capacity. Implementation of 7th Pay Commission results in a 25 per cent salary hike: The order came after …

Why is it necessary to fix a minimum wage?
5 years, 1 month ago

Why is it necessary to fix a minimum wage?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On August 8, the President gave his assent to the Code on Wages, 2019, that had earlier been approved by Parliament. Following the consultation, the Centre will notify the rules that will create the mechanisms to fix a floor wage that would then undergird the minimum wages for different categories of workers — unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled …

HC directs Delhi govt to implement SC order on minimum wage for nurses in pvt hospitals
5 years, 5 months ago

HC directs Delhi govt to implement SC order on minimum wage for nurses in pvt hospitals

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Delhi high court has directed the Aam Aadmi Party government to implement the Supreme Court’s order relating to wages and working conditions of nurses in private hospitals of the city. An expert committee, set up by the Centre in pursuance of the SC order, had recommended a minimum wage of ₹20,000 for nurses working in hospitals with …

Minimum Wages Act: Categorization Of Unskilled Employees As Semi-Skilled And Semi-Skilled As Skilled On The Basis Of Their Experience Is Ultra Vires: SC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 8 months ago

Minimum Wages Act: Categorization Of Unskilled Employees As Semi-Skilled And Semi-Skilled As Skilled On The Basis Of Their Experience Is Ultra Vires: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has held that the categorization of unskilled employees as semiskilled and semi-skilled as skilled on the basis of their experience in the notification issued for fixing/revising the minimum rates of wages is beyond jurisdiction of Government. In the notification issued under Section 5 of the Minimum Wages Act, the labour department of Haryana provides for following categorization: …

Daily Wagers Entitled To Minimum Wages Applicable To Regular Employees Holding The Same Post, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 2 months ago

Daily Wagers Entitled To Minimum Wages Applicable To Regular Employees Holding The Same Post, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

‘The Appellants are entitled to be paid the minimum of the pay scales applicable to regular employees working on the same posts.’The Supreme Court on Wednesday reiterated that temporary employees are entitled to draw wages at the minimum of the pay scales which are applicable to the regular employees holding the same post.The bench allowed appeals filed by daily rated …

Aam Admi Party govt announces new minimum wages
6 years, 2 months ago

Aam Admi Party govt announces new minimum wages

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government on Thursday announced enhanced minimum wages to be paid to skilled, unskilled and semi-skilled workers from November 1. The announcement came a day after Supreme Court allowed the Arvind Kejriwal-led government to implement the March 2017 notification on minimum wages for three months “According to the revised pay scale, unskilled category will get Rs14,000 per month, semi-skilled …

South Delhi civic body will pay old salaries to contractual staff
6 years, 4 months ago

South Delhi civic body will pay old salaries to contractual staff

Hindustan Times  

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Friday said it will go back to the pre-August wages, which was hiked by 37% by the Delhi government in March. The government’s notification of salary hike was later quashed by the high court leading to the corporation slashing salaries of its contractual employees last month, but the notification was quashed by the high …

Will adopt Centre’s wage slabs in Delhi, says AAP govt
6 years, 5 months ago

Will adopt Centre’s wage slabs in Delhi, says AAP govt

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party government on Thursday said it will adopt the central government’s minimum wage slabs so that scheduled employees in the national capital are not impacted by the recent high court order quashing the Delhi government’s proposal for revised minimum wages. Labour minister Gopal Rai told reporters on Thursday the minimum wages offered by the central government are …

Delhi minimum wage issue: Hopes of better pay dashed, workers put dreams on hold
6 years, 5 months ago

Delhi minimum wage issue: Hopes of better pay dashed, workers put dreams on hold

Hindustan Times  

In December 2017, the salary account of Prakash Yadav, who works as a helper with the administrative department of Delhi Disaster Management Authority, was credited with Rs 3,206 more than his usual pay. Though the order fixing the minimum wages in Delhi was implemented in 2017, the high court had said the government cannot take any coercive action against employers …

Paying nurses more will make business unviable: Private hospitals to Delhi high court
6 years, 5 months ago

Paying nurses more will make business unviable: Private hospitals to Delhi high court

Hindustan Times  

Private hospitals and nursing homes on Tuesday opposed in the Delhi high court an AAP government order directing them to comply with an expert panel’s recommendation to pay minimum wage of Rs 20,000 to nurses, saying it would “render their business unviable”. The Delhi high court had recently said that healthcare “has become lucrative business”. The association has contended that …

Delhi govt to move SC against HC order on minimum wages
6 years, 5 months ago

Delhi govt to move SC against HC order on minimum wages

Hindustan Times  

Delhi labour minister Gopal Rai on Monday said the Aam Aadmi Party government will approach the Supreme Court against the Delhi high court’s decision to quash its notification hiking minimum wages for workers by 37%. Rai said on Monday that Delhi HC order quashing AAP government order on hiking minimum wages will be challenged in Supreme Court. The court had …

Delhi High Court verdict on minimum wage will put workers under financial stress, says Arvind Kejriwal
6 years, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court verdict on minimum wage will put workers under financial stress, says Arvind Kejriwal

Firstpost  

A day after the Delhi High Court cancelled AAP govt’s notification on minimum wages, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the ruling will put a huge financial stress on workers. New Delhi: A day after the Delhi High Court quashed the state government’s notification on minimum wages, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the ruling will put a huge financial …

Delhi high court quashes AAP govt’s notification fixing higher minimum wages for workers
6 years, 5 months ago

Delhi high court quashes AAP govt’s notification fixing higher minimum wages for workers

Hindustan Times  

In a blow to Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party government, the Delhi high court on Saturday quashed a notification fixing higher minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled workers in the city on grounds that it was unconstitutional. Reacting to the judgment, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said his government had provided relief to poor labourers from inflation by hiking …

Breaking: Delhi High Court Quashes Govt. Notification Revising Minimum Wage [Read Judgment]
6 years, 5 months ago

Breaking: Delhi High Court Quashes Govt. Notification Revising Minimum Wage [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a huge blow to the AAP government, the Delhi High Court on Saturday quashed its much-touted March 2017 order revising the minimum wages for all classes of workmen in scheduled employment, opining that the same was ultra vires Article 14 of the Constitution of India.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar further opined …

Delhi HC Orders Industries to Pay Minimum Wages or Face Closure
7 years, 2 months ago

Delhi HC Orders Industries to Pay Minimum Wages or Face Closure

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued a landmark judgment, ordering industries to pay minimum wages to their workers. The court ruled that non-payment of minimum wages is unconscionable and unpardonable in law. The court emphasized the importance of payment of minimum wages and observed that extraction of labor without payment of minimum wages would reflect an attitude which is inhuman. …

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