M P Rajashekar v. the Chairman
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, single judge (Jyoti M, J.), WP No.15956 of 2025 (L-MW), decided 09-07-2026; minimum wages claim by 12 Class-IV/other employees (peon, attender, clerk, sweeper, asst. librarian) of Ayurvedic Medical College and PG Center Hospital, Davanagere against Chairman and Principal; relief sought: mandamus for minimum wages and arrears per notification No.KAE 125 LWA 2015 dated 06.01.2017 and quashing of endorsement Ref. No.AMC/792/24-25 dated 27.01.2025; court held claim petition before Labor Commissioner is the remedy, claim already pending there, endorsement not quashed; writ petition disposed of, no back wages awarded; keywords: minimum wages, arrears/back wages, alternative remedy, Labor Commissioner, claim petition, certiorari, mandamus, Article 226, endorsement, disposed.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief granted; petition disposed of with the observation that the petitioners may pursue their minimum wages grievance in the pending proceedings before the Labor Commissioner; interim order, if any, discharged and interlocutory applications disposed of.