CW 6514/07 //1// In the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan Jaipur Bench ** Civil Writ Petition No.6514/2007 State & (2) Ors. Versus Ram Avtar Gurjar & Anr Date of Order ::: 18/09/08 Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi Mr. J K Agrawal, Addl. Govt. Advocate for respondent State Mr. RDS Naruka for respondent employee Instant petition has been filed by State assailing order dt.10/05/07 passed by Prescribed Authority under Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (“the Act”) at Sikar in MW-5/05 (MW.11/06-MWA21/06). Respondent No.1 was working as Ward boy in the cadre of Class IV for more than eight hours daily; still was paid Rs.200/- per month as contended by him and despite continuousoly working, he was not paid even minimum wages as notified by State Government under the Act. Petitioner State filed reply before the Authority wherein fact of whole time working of respondent employee as Ward boy was disputed but from material on record, the Authority recorded a finding holding him continuously working as Whole-time Ward boy and was entitled for minimum wages notified by petitioner State under the Act and since he was deprived of his legitimate right to which he was entitled under law, it was considered to be appropriate to impose one time compensation in exercise of powers U/S 20(3) of CW 6514/07 //2// the Act. I have considered contentions of both the parties and perused material on record. The Authority framed two issues for adjudication as to whether respondent employee was working on whole time basis and entitled for minimum wages under the Act. Both the issues were decided against petitioner-State. The finding recorded by authority is duly supported by material on record. This Court does not find manifest error which may call for interference in the order impugned. It has also been brought to the notice of this Court that in case of another workman Bhagwan Sahay who too was being paid Rs.200/- per month while working as Ward boy alongwith respondent employee, the order was passed by prescribed Authority in his favour - against which, petitioner-State preferred CWP-7070/05 that too has been dismissed by learned Single Judge vide order dt.21/09/05 and Division Bench, also dismissed Special Appeal (Writ)-91/06 preferred at the behest of State Government, vide order dt.23/01/08. Consequently, writ petition fails and is hereby dismissed alongwith stay petition. No order as to costs. (Ajay Rastogi), J. K.Khatri/p.2/6514CW07ds1809.doc