HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI W.P.No.6883 OF 2001 ORDER When this matter is taken up for hearing, learned Government Pleader for Agriculture and Co-operation contended that the petitioners are not an establishment, and the 1st respondent-authority without appreciating the contentions raised by the petitioners, allowed M.P.No.22 of 1999 filed by respondents 2 to 28 directing the petitioners to pay the arrears for the work done by them within two months. Learned Government Pleader relied upon the judgment rendered by this Court in W.P.No.17937 of 1998 dated 12.3.2003, wherein identical issue fell for consideration before this Court, and this Court was pleased to set aside the order passed by the authority under Payment of Wages Act and remanded the matter to the 1st respondent therein to give a finding on the objection taken by the petitioners therein as to its jurisdiction to adjudicate upon the claims of the party respondents therein under the provisions of the Wages Act. He further contented that the impugned order herein is liable to be set aside in terms of the above judgment and the matter be remanded to the 1st respondent to consider the objections 2 of the petitioners and pass appropriate orders about the maintainability of the claim made by the 2nd respondent. This Court having considered the above submission is of the view that the 1st respondent has simply rejected the contentions raised by the petitioners without adjudicating the issue about the maintainability of the claim made by the unofficial respondents. Therefore, the order passed in M.P.No.22 of 1999 is set aside and the matter is remanded to the 1st respondent-authority to give a finding as to the objection raised by the petitioners in respect of maintainability of the claim made by respondents 2 to 28, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________________ JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI 27th November, 2018 rkk 3