Y. A. MAMARDE AND ORS. versus AUTHORITY UNDER THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT (SMALL CAUSES COURT) NAGPUR & ANR.

Y. A. MAMARDE AND ORS. versus AUTHORITY UNDER THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT (SMALL CAUSES COURT) NAGPUR & ANR.

Rule 25 requires payment of overtime at double the actual ordinary rate of wages received by the worker, not merely double the minimum prescribed under the Act, and the second minimum wage notification is confined to unskilled labour unless expressly extended.

Parties
Appellants: Y. A. Mamarde and Ors.; Respondents: Authority under the Minimum Wages Act (Small Causes Court) Nagpur & Anr.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
12 April 1972
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Appellate (against Bombay High Court Decision)
Outcome
Appeals allowed
Legal Topics
Minimum Wages Act Overtime Wages, Interpretation of Wage Rules, Scope of Wage Notifications, Industrial Welfare
Labour Law Minimum Wages Act Overtime Wages Interpretation of Wage Rules Scope of Wage Notifications Industrial Welfare

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Parties

Y. A. Mamarde and Ors.

Appellants

Authority under the Minimum Wages Act (Small Causes Court) Nagpur & Anr.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Appellate (against Bombay High Court Decision)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether workmen are entitled to double the wages for overtime under Rule 25 of M.P. Minimum Wages Rules, 1951
  2. 2 Whether the second notification of minimum wages applies to all categories of labour
  3. 3 Interpretation of 'ordinary rate of wages' under Rule 25

Ratio Decidendi

Rule 25 requires payment of overtime at double the actual ordinary rate of wages received by the worker, not merely double the minimum prescribed under the Act, and the second minimum wage notification is confined to unskilled labour unless expressly extended.

Court Disposition

Appeals allowed

Orders

  • Case remitted to Authority under Minimum Wages Act for fresh decision in accordance with law and Supreme Court observations.
  • Appellants awarded costs in this Court.