C.W.P. No. 15421 of 2011 [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 15421 of 2011 Date of Decision: Aug. 23, 2011 M/s Universal Traders .................................. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ................... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri 1.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. S.K.Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. ... RITU BAHRI, J. Challenge is to the order dated 25.2.2011 (Annexure P4) whereby the application under Section 15(2) under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 has been allowed for further adjudication and the preliminary objection raised by the respondents that the application is not maintainable has been rejected. In view of the judgment of the Bombay High Court in Lal & Co. v. Kulkarni (R.N.) and others 1968 (2) L.L.J. 518 C.W.P. No. 15421 of 2011 [ 2 ] the application is maintainable under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 which relates to the employees covered under the Bombay Shops & Establishments Act. In the present case, the petitioner governed by the provisions contained in the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, 1958. There is no infirmity in the impugned order. Dismissed. 23.8.2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Rupi JUDGE