M/S. Arihant Offset v. Authority Under The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 Labour Department & ANR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

>1= W.P.(C) 2834/2017 & C.M.No. 12354/2017 + M/S. ARIHANT OFFSET Petitioner Through Mr.Raj Karan Sharma with Mr.Aditya Kumar Yadav, Mr.Anshul Malik, Advs.

versus jd AUTHORITY UNDER THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948 LABOUR DEPARTMENT & ANR.

Respondent Through Mr.Aayush Agarwala, Adv for R-2.

+ W.P.(C) 2835/2017 & C.M.No.12355/2017 M/S. ARIHANT OFFSET Petitioner Through Mr.Raj Karan Sharma with Mr.Aditya Kumar Yadav, Mr.Anshul Malik, Advs.

versus AUTHORITY UNDER TFIE MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948 & Respondent Through Mr.Aayush Agarwala, Adv for R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE REKHA PALLI

ORDER

% 18.11.2019 1.

The present two writ petitions assail the orders dated 01.10.2014 and 02.03.2017 passed by the Competent Authority under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and also seeks quashing of the complaint filed by the said authority before the Chief Metropolitan Certify that the digital and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing.

Magistrate, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi in accordance with Section 20 of the Act.

2.

During the pendency of the present petitions, the parties upon being referred to the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, have arrived at an amicable settlement not only in respect of the order passed under the Minimum Wages Act but in respect of the award passed under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the terms of the settlement have been set out in the agreement dated 21.10.2019. They, therefore, pray that the matter be disposed of in terms of the aforesaid settlement.

3. '

Learned counsel for the parties further submit that in terms of paragraph 7(a) of the agreement, the workman has already received the agreed sum of Rs.2,3 8,522/- and he therefore has no further claims surviving against the Management.

4.

In these circumstances, with the consent of the parties the petitions along with pending applications stand disposed of, by I modifying the impugned orders and the award passed under the Industrial Disputes Act in terms of the settlement. The parties shall remain bound by the terms of the settlement.

5.

The Registry is directed to forthwith release the amount deposited by the Management with upto date accrued interest thereon in favour of the Management.

REKHA P^^m, .1 NOVEMBER 18, 2019 sr