1948 - Ministry of Law and Justice

,-n- bF 1m Tifinimum Wages 4ther that any application rnay be adrnitt:ed after the said periods when tl~e applicant sat,isfirs the Authorit,:: that; he had sufticielltfor not niakillg (;he applicatioil willill1 such period.When any application undcr sub-soction (8) is entertained, the Autbosnaiibear the appiicant the eilipioyer or give them an opportunity ofd, and after such further inquiry if a,ny as it ma;y consider neces-, without prejuclice to any other penalty to whicli the employer mayunder this Act, direct the pa.yment to t,he employee of the amountthe minimurr! wages pnyitble to him exceed the amount actually paid,ith the paj~ment of such co~ilpe:~sation as the Authority may think .ding ten times the amount of such excess and the Authority may .'t of such compensation in cases where the excess is paid byto the employee before t,he disposal of the application.(4) If the Authority hearing any applicakion under this section is satisfiedther nlalioiolis or vexatious, it nlay direct that a penalty notrupees be paid to the employer by the person presenting thefb) Any amount directed b be paid under this section may be recove'red-(a) if the Authority is a iliagistrate, by the Authority as if itwere a fine imposed by the Authority as a Magistrate, or(b) if the Authority is not a Magistrate, by any Magistrate towhom the Authority makes a,pplication in this behalf, as if it were afine imposed by such Magistrate(6) Every direction of the Auth0rit.y urlcler tllis section shall be final.uthori-Ly appointed under sub-section (1) shall have all the ivil Court under the Code of Civil Pyocedure, 1908 (V of INS), je of taking evidence and of enforcing the attendance of witnessesjthe production of document,^, and every such Authoritv shalle a Civil Court for all the. purposes of section 195 and Chapterode of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898).21. Single application in respect of s nlrmber of employees.-(1) A single ,application may be presented iulder section 20 on behalf orjn respect of anynumber of employees enlployecl in the scheduled employment in respedt qfwhich minimum rakes of wages have been fixed ancl in such cases the' maximumcompensation, which may be awarded under sub-suetion (3) of section 20 shau..not exceed ten tirries the aggregate amount of such' excess.(2) The Authority may deal with any number of separate pending applicationspresented under section 20 in reqject of employees in the scheduledemployments in respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed, asa single application presented under sub-sec,tion (7) of this section and the -.provisions of that sub-section shall apply accorclingly.. .22. Penalties and procedure.--(I) Anv employer : niaintni:: :.e~:i',!;~: Q? ?e.cn?c! r~.niaii.~d. -I - -- !n. be . ..n!win't;itijii!d ~lnder fiectio1.1 1.8 r;hall 1% punishable with firle n~liich!.m~v.'dxtrfi