M/S Eagle Hunter Solution Ltd. v. National Institute of Plant Genome Research & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court common order; W.P.(C) 1512/2023 and connected matters (10379/2024, 14026/2024, 14415/2024, 2692/2025, 4418/2025); Minimum Wages Act 1948 Section 20(3); differential between State-prescribed and Central Government-prescribed minimum wages; compensation equal to wage differential upheld; statutory cap of ten times the excess under Section 20(3)(i); concession by principal employer (National Institute of Plant Genome Research) and contractor (M/s Eagle Hunter Solution Ltd); joint liability of principal employer and contractor; writ petitions dismissed; release of Registry deposits with accrued interest; interest @8% per annum on balance awarded amount; Rs. 20,000/- per workman litigation expenses; Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri.
What did the court decide?
Challenge to the impugned orders dismissed; petitions and pending applications disposed of. Deposits with the Registry to be released to the concerned workmen with accrued interest; remaining awarded amount (wherever applicable) to be paid by the petitioner/principal employer alongwith interest @ 8% per annum within four weeks; Rs. 20,000/- per workman towards litigation expenses (prayer left pending in earlier proceedings) to be paid by the petitioner/principal employer within four weeks.