Vidyanand Singh, v. The State Of Bihar,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22990 of 2019 ====================================================== 1.

Vidyanand Singh 2.

Prem Singh 3.

Avendra Kumar @ Avendra Singh, All Sons of Late Banai Singh, Resident of Village- Islampur, P.O.- Sondho, P.S.- Garoul, District- Vaishali, PIN841434. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar, through the Secretary Labour Commissioner of Government of Bihar, Niyojan Bhawan Bailey Road, Patna- 800001. 2.

The Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Muzaffarpur. 3.

Raj Narayan Singh, S/o Late Shiv Singh, R/o Village- Chehra- Khurd, Post Chehrakala, Thana-Garoul, District- Vaishali. 4.

Arun Pandit, S/o Shree Vakil Pandit, R/o Village- Chehra- Khurd, Post Chehrakala, Thana-Garoul, District- Vaishali. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjit Jha For the Respondent/s :

Mr.AC to SC 22 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 22-01-2020 Heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel for the respondents-State.

Writ petition has been filed seeking a direction for quashing the entire proceedings arising out of M.W. Case No. 175/2015.

It is submitted by counsel for the petitioners that great inconvenience is being caused to the petitioners as they are being made to attend the proceedings which are instituted maliciously and are devoid of substance.

Patna High Court CWJC No.22990 of 2019(2) dt.22-01-2020 2/2 Issue regarding claim of Minimum Wages as per averments made in the writ petition has been made by the private respondents before the authority under Minimum Wages Act.

From the pleadings on record, it appears that deposition has also been recorded in the proceedings and the same is pending consideration before the statutory authority. Inconvenience of the petitioners is not issue which can be made basis for quashing entire proceedings. In so far as submission regarding case being instituted malafidely or being devoid of substance, these are issues, the authority under the Act considering the case would examine in the proceedings in accordance with law. There is no occasion for any direction or to interfere with the pending proceedings before the statutory authority.

Writ petition is devoid of merit and the same is dismissed.

(Madhuresh Prasad, J) s.hassan/- U