1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. CIVIL APPLICATION (z) NO: 457 /2011 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 506/2009 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 794/2003 (Shri Deorao Rathod vs. The Executive Engineer ) ….................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoramda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders. ______________________________________________________________________________ CORAM : B.P.DHARMADHIKARI & P.D. KODE, JJ. DATED : 2nd August, 2011. Heard Advocate C.A. Joshi for applicant/appellant and Mrs. Joshi, learned AGP for respondent-employer. The order under section 17-B of the Industrial Disputes Act is already operative in favour of the appellant/applicant. Grievance is the applicant needs to be paid at minimum wages. The rate of minimum wages is stated to be Rs.206 per day; while the respondent is paying the applicant only Rs. 107/- per day. Mr Joshi, therefore, states that direction to pay as per the 2 minimum rate, is necessary. Learned AGP states that wages last drawn are being paid and hence application is misconceived. After hearing the respective counsel, it is apparent that the wages are being paid to the applicant to keep him out of employment and hence it would be appropriate to direct the respondent to pay to him the wages hereafter in accordance with rate of minimum wages, as may be notified from time to time. Accordingly, the Civil Application is allowed and disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE sahare