1. The present petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227
of the Constitution of India by the employer, challenging
the award dated 21.12.2024 passed by the learned
Labour Court, Surendranagar, in Recovery Application (C-
2) No.241 of 2023, whereby the petitioner has been
directed to pay an amount of Rs.39,000/- to the
respondent-workman towards unpaid wages.
2. The gist of the case is that the respondent was serving
as a Computer Operator with the petitioner
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establishment and was drawing monthly wages of
Rs.4,500/-. It is the case of the respondent that wages for
the period from August 2015 to March 2016, i.e., for the
months of August, September, October, November,
December 2015 and January, February, March 2016,
were not paid by the petitioner. Upon demanding the
wages, the Taluka Development Officer instructed the
respondent to continue with the work. However, despite
rendering services for nine months, no wages were paid.
Consequently, the respondent filed a Recovery
Application under Section 33(C)(2) of the Industrial
Disputes Act, 1947 (‘the I.D. Act’ hereinafter), relying on
documentary evidence in the form of a certificate issued
by the Taluka Development Officer, which certified the
respondent’s nine months of service. After considering
the certificate and the submissions made by the
petitioner, the learned Labour Court directed the
petitioner to pay the unpaid wages, which is the subject
matter of challenge before this Court.