IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.7717 of 2008 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION: May 20, 2008 RAKESH KUMAR & ANOTHER ...PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA & OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. PRESENT: MR. N.L. SAMMI, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONERS. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) C.M. NO.9935 OF 2008 This is an application under Order 1 Rule 10 of the CPC for impleading the District Magistrate, District Jind, Haryana as respondent No.2. For the reasons mentioned in the application, we implead District Magistrate, Jind as respondent No.2. Main case The petitioner has prayed that directions be issued to District Magistrate, Jind for providing minimum wages in respect of loading of bricks in the brick kiln as per Government rates prescribed in the Notification dated 27.6.2006 (Annexure P-3). Learned counsel submits that although the petitioner has filed an application before the District Magistrate, however, no decision has been taken on the same. CWP No.7717 of 2008 (O&M) -2- We have heard the counsel for the petitioner. After going through the averments made in the writ petition, we are of the considered opinion that the petitioner would have to file a claim, as envisaged under Section 20 of the Minimum Wages Act before the appropriate authority created under the Act. In case the petitioner files any such application within a period of 15 days from today before the appropriate authority, the same shall be decided by the said authority within a period of two months thereafter. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE May 20, 2008 (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) Gulati JUDGE