IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8302 of 2011 STATE BANK OF INDIA CANTEEN KARMACHARI SANGH, Patna Circle through its President, Pawan Kumar, son of Sri Kameshwar Singh, resident of village & P.O. Chapramegh, P.S. Mushahari, District- Muzaffarpur….. Petitioner Versus 1.THE UNION OF INDIA 2.The Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India, New Delhi 3.The Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Govt. of India, New Delhi 4.The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), Patna. 5.The Chairman, State Bank of India, Corporate Office, Mumbai 6.The Managing Director, State Bank of India, Corporate Office, Mumbai. 7.The Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, Local Head Office, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna…………….. Respondents. ----------- For the dpetitioner: Mr. Bidhyachal Singh, Advocate Mr. Prashant Sinha, Advocate Mr. Nipin Kumar Singh, Advocate For the S.B.I.:- Mr. S.D. Sanjay,Advocate For U.O.I.:- Mr. Shiv Kumar, Advocate ----------- 2. 9.5.2011 The stand of the petitioner is that its members are not being paid the minimum wages by the respondent State Bank of India and with respect to the same it has already sent representations, inter alia, to the Regional Labour Commissioner ( C), New Delhi on 2.6.2010 and subsequently to the Labour Commissioner, Patna on 2.12.2010, but despite the passage of substantial time the issue has not yet been decided. In the above circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority under the Minimum Wages Act to consider and dispose of the claim of the 2 petitioner within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. So far as the issue of equal pay for equal work is concerned, learned counsel for the petitioner is not pressing the same at present and seeks liberty to raise it at an appropriate stage after the matter of minimum wages is first settled. He is granted the said liberty. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J. )