Supreme Court of India · 1983-01-28
PATEL ISWAERBHAI PRAHLDBHAI ETC. ETC. vs TALUKA DEVELOPMENT OFFICER & OTHERS
- Citation / case number
- SC 1975/60611
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- PATEL ISWAERBHAI PRAHLDBHAI ETC. ETC.
- Respondent
- TALUKA DEVELOPMENT OFFICER & OTHERS
- Bench
- CHANDRACHUD, Y.V. ((CJ),FAZALALI, SYED MURTAZA,TULZAPURKAR, V.D.,REDDY, O. CHINNAPPA ,VARADARAJAN, A.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court ruled that tubewell operators employed by local authorities are entitled to minimum wages under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, despite being classified as government servants. The Court clarified that 'scheduled employment' includes employment under local authorities as per Section 2(g) of the Act, and that the Panchayats qualify as 'employers' under Section 2(e). Consequently, the appeals were allowed, overturning the High Court's dismissal of the applications for overtime wages.