City of Nagpur Municipal Corp., Thr. Municipal Commissioner, Thr. P.O.A. Anand G. Shende and Anr. v. Subhash Sukhdeo Sahare and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral citation 2025:BHC-NAG:11902. Keywords: Minimum Wages Act 1948; imposition of penalty; no findings recorded; order set aside; remand to Assistant Labour Commissioner/Appropriate Authority; decide afresh within three months; all issues kept open; City of Nagpur Municipal Corporation; Subhash s/o Sukhdeo; employees respondent Nos.1 to 34; disbursement of Rs.13,87,992/- deposited per order dated 18/10/2022 with accrued interest; credit to respondents/legal heirs within two weeks; both writ petitions (6286/2019 and 143/2020) disposed of by Siddheshwar S. Thombre, J., Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench, 11-11-2025.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 13/07/2018 set aside; matter remanded to the Assistant Labour Commissioner/Appropriate Authority to decide afresh within three months, with all issues kept open; petitioner-Corporation permitted to withdraw Rs.13,87,992/- deposited in Court (with accrued interest) and to credit it to the accounts of respondent Nos.1 to 34/legal heirs within two weeks of withdrawal; both writ petitions disposed of.