IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO.26646 OF 2000 Date:08-12-2010 Between:- Akula Bhaskar Rao .. Petitioner And Yerpula Janaiah and another .. Respondents ORDER: This writ petition is filed being aggrieved by the order dated 31-10-2000 in M.W.Case No.30 of 2000 on the file of the Authority under the Minimum Wages Act-cum-Labour Officer, Khammam. Under the impugned order, the application filed by the first respondent was allowed directing the petitioner herein to pay first respondent an amount of Rs.11,760/- towards the difference of minimum wages and also to pay Rs.11,760/- towards compensation for the delayed payment. So far as the differential amount is concerned, as directed by this Court in W.P.M.P.No.33857 of 2001, at the time of admitting the writ petition, the petitioner has already deposited Rs.10,000/-. Now the question requires to be considered is whether the second respondent was right in imposing 100% compensation i.e., Rs.11,760/- against the differential minimum wages of Rs.11,760/-? This is not a case where the wages itself are not paid. It is the case of the first respondent that from 01-11-1998 to 31-10-1999, as per G.O.Ms.No.58 W.D.Lab.(Lab-II) Dept., dated 08-04-1992, the minimum rates of wages fixed are applicable to the workers employed in a private motor transport undertaking. There cannot be any dispute about this proposition. Under those circumstances, the order passed by the Authority under the Minimum Wages Act, which is impugned herein, cannot be found fault with. However, while granting the relief, the Authority also granted 100% compensation of Rs.11,760/-. Since there was not much delay in payment of the amount and in view of the G.O. issued by the Government, I am of the opinion that awarding Rs.11,760/- towards compensation is not desirable. However, the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.2,000/- towards compensation. Thus, the petitioner shall deposit the remaining balance of Rs.1,760/- and Rs.2,000/- within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is partly allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ C.V.RAMULU, J 8th December 2010 AMD