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2. It is submitted by the standing counsel that by an order dated 31.07.2019, the minimum wages would not be paid directly to the contract workers on-line, but through the concerned agency or the contractor, who would remit it directly. Learned counsel submits that the State would ensure through a monitoring mechanism that the amounts are actually paid to the contract workers.
3. This Court is of the opinion that the State should evolve a mechanism of directly remitting the amounts of minimum wages to the concerned contract workers, whose details and particulars -

including bank account etc. are maintained by the contractor/agency and supplied to it. This would in no way alter the inter se relationship between the contractor and his/its employees.

4. The writ petitioners' counsel argues that the State should ensure that the arrangement in the contract is directly between (3 of 3) [SAW-1885/2018] the employee who work and State itself. He highlighted that in some instances, the State has resorted to direct engagement of contract workers.

5. This Court is unable to issue such a direction. The manner in which the State organizes its arrangements depends upon the exigencies of the time. In these circumstances it would be impossible to direct that a particular mode or method only should be adopted; the State may resort to direct engagements itself or may resort to employment of contract workers through placement agency/contractor, in accordance with law.