In Brief
Two agricultural workers (Santosh Kumar and Hira Singh) claimed unpaid minimum wages before the competent authority under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, for work done on the appellant's land from January 1991 to October 1992. The competent authority and appellate authority found the claims valid and ordered payment with penalty. The appellant challenged this through writ petitions and appeals in the High Court, which were dismissed. The Supreme Court upheld the lower orders, finding the appellant had adequate opportunity to defend and concurrent factual findings by two authorities could not be reopened. The Court directed payment to the workers' legal representatives within three months.",
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