court held that payment of wages which is lower than the minimum wage to a person who is working in famine relief work is against
Section 20 in The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
20. Claims.—
(1) The appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint any Commissioner ... presented within six months from the date on which the minimum wages or other amount became payable: Provided further that any application may be admitted
time work (hereinafter referred to as "a minimum time rate"); (b) a minimum rate of wages for piece work (hereinafter referred to as "a minimum ... that where any wage-periods have been fixed under section 4 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (4 of 1936), minimum wages shall
Section 2 in The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
2. Interpretation.—
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (a) "adolescent ... employees in any scheduled employment in respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed, means the index number ascertained and declared
Section 5 in The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
5. Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages.
(1) In fixing minimum rates of wages in respect ... first time under this Act or in revising minimum rates of wages so fixed, the appropriate Government shall either (a) appoint as many committees
Section 13 in The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
13. Fixing hours for normal working day, etc.—
(1) In regard to any scheduled employment minimum rates
Section 4 in The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
4. Minimum rate of wages.—
(1) Any minimum rate of wages fixed or revised by the appropriate
Section 14 in The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
14. Overtime.—
(1) Where an employee, whose minimum rate of wages is fixed under this
Section 22 in The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
22. Penalties for certain offences.—
Any employer who— (a) pays to any employee less than the minimum
Section 12 in The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
12. Payment of minimum rates of wages.—
(1) Where in respect of any scheduled employment a notification ... under him wages at a rate not less than the minimum rate of wages fixed by such notification for that class of employees in that