IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15344 of 2001 BISHWANATH PD.GUPTA @ BISHWANATH PRASAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 4. 9.4.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. It is really unfortunate to notice that the Deputy Labour Commissioner, the appellate authority under section 20 of the Minimum Wages Act, has passed the appellate order in literally one sentence that he did not find any merit in the appeal. The provision of appeal under section 20(6) gives a substantive right either to the workman or to the employer to assail the findings of the original authority under the Minimum Wages Act. In view of provisions made by the State Amendment in section 20 of the Central Act when an appellate forum was created, which is not available under the Central Act, the whole object was to give an opportunity to the aggrieved person to agitate the question of facts before the appellate authority. As noted above, the appeal has been dismissed only by one sentence order and therefore, the same cannot be sustained. 2 Surendra/ This Court would, accordingly, quash the appellate order dated 8.8.2001 and remit the matter back to the appellate authority, who must now decide the appeal after hearing the parties within a period of six months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of. Let a copy of this order be given to G.P.III. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.)