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TMI Blog1967 (4) TMI 204X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ne days. One employee claimed wages for a period of seven years and nine months, one claimed wages for six years and ten months and another claimed wages for three years. By an order dated September 18, 1963 the Authority held that the application should be entertained in respect of the claims for the period subsequent to January 1, 1961 as the employees had sufficient cause for not making the application within the prescribed period of six months. A petition challenging this order under Art. 227 of the Constitution was summarily dismissed by the Bombay High Court. From the order of the High Court, the present appeal has been filed by special leave. An application for a direction on the employer to pay minimum wages and other amounts pay ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... fficient cause receiving a liberal construction so as to advance substantial justice when no negligence not inaction nor want of bona fides is imputable to the appellant. ' This decision received-the approval, of this Court in Dinabandhu Sahu v. Jadumoni Mangaraj and others [1955] 1 S. C. R. 140, 146 and Ramlal, Motilal and Chhotetal v. Rewa Coalfields Ltd. [1962] 2 S. C. R. 762, 767. The words sufficient cause in the second proviso to s. 20(2) should receive a similar liberal construction. No appeal lies from an order of the Authority, under s. 20. But the High Court is vested with the power of judicial superintendence over the tribunal under Art. 227 of the Constitution. This power is not greater than the power under Art. 226 and is ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , 1961 the Inspector communicated this direction to the employees. On January 1, 1962 the employees lodged a complaint of- overtime work with the Commissioner, Poona Division, and asked for a direction for payment of the arrears of overtime wages. On January 3, 1962 the Commissioner wrote to the employees that the matter was receiving attention and their application had been sent to the, Collector of Satara for disposal. Later in August/September 1962 and early 1963-the Block Development Officer came to Lonand and made inquiries. The. revenue officers appointed as inspectors under the government notification dated May 4, 1955 are under the administrative control of Commissioner and Collector. The inspectors have no power to give relief unde ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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