THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT APPEAL No. 544 OF 2010 Dated: 28.07.2010 Between: The Yemmiganuru Weavers Cooperative Production & Sales Society Ltd., No.Y.298, rep., by the Secretary-cum-Asst. Director of Handlooms & Textiles, Kurnool Administrative Officer, Yemmiganuri-518360 (A.P Kurnool District) ... Appellant AND Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by the Secretary, Industries and Commerce (Textile Dept.,), Secretariat, Hyderabad and 14 others ... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT APPEAL No. 544 OF 2010 JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.V.S. Rao) The appellant instituted Writ Petition No. 15441 of 2010 challenging the order dated 27-05-2010 in Minimum Wages Case No. 1 of 2009 passed by the Authority under the Minimum Wages Act and Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Kurnool, the second respondent herein. The order of the second respondent was challenged inter alia on the ground that 112 employees executed an agreement in Form-H not to claim wages, that the appellant – society stands included in the first schedule to Andhra Pradesh Relief Undertakings (Special Provisions) Act 1971 (‘the Act’, for brevity). The appellant also filed WPMP No. 19455 of 2010 seeking suspension of the impugned order of the second respondent. The learned single Judge by order dated 30-06-2010 passed interim orders as prayed on condition of the appellant depositing half of the amount as ordered by the second respondent i.e., Rs.3,88,361.52 ps. This is assailed in this letters patent appeal. Ms. Chaya Devi, counsel for the appellant representing Sri J. Narayana Swamy submits that when the company is a sick company included in the first schedule to the Act, the same cannot be compelled to pay the wages, especially when the workers executed agreement not to claim the wages. We have considered the submissions in the light of the pleadings and perused the order passed by the second respondent. The two submissions made before us are the submissions in support of the writ petition. Therefore, it is not proper for this Bench to express any opinion. Insofar as the interlocutory orders are concerned, it is settled that ordinarily when payment of money under an order of the authority is sought to be stayed, the said order being in the nature of decree, an absolute order cannot be passed. The learned single Judge applied this principle and directed the appellant to deposit half of the amount ordered to be paid by the second respondent. The writ appeal, in that view of the matter, is devoid of any merit. The writ appeal is therefore dismissed. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) _______________________________ (RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J) 28.07.2010 ks