Supreme Court · 1983 INSC 124 · Decided 21 September 1983
Ram Kumar Misra v. State of Bihar and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1983 INSC 124 · [1983] 3 S.C.R. 1011
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 53/1983
- Decided
- 21 September 1983
- Bench
- P.N. BHAGWATI, AMARENDRA NATH SEN, RANGANATH MISRA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Minimum Wages Act, 1948-Schedule-Entry 27-Scope of-Applicable to employment in ferries plying across Ganges in Bihar. Bihar Shops & Establishments Act, .1953-Sec. 2(6)-Definition' of 'Establishment'.-Scopeof-Business of trade of plying ferries across Ganges­ .An establishment. The two ferries, one at Bhagalpur and the other at Sultaoganj, operated by respondent No. 5 were not being Paid mipimum wages as prescribed by the relevant noti· fl.cations issued ·by the State of Bihar under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. Respondent No. 5 contended that the Minimum Wages
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