Orissa State Housing Board vs Sitaram Lal

The Supreme Court held that the respondent, Sitaram Lal, is entitled to receive revised wages as per the Minimum Wages Act and the Government Circular/Guidelines issued by the State of Orissa, as the appellant, Orissa State Housing Board, disputed the payment of these wages. The Court directed that if the revised wages have not been paid, they must be disbursed within eight weeks. The impugned judgments of the Orissa High Court were set aside, and the appeals were disposed of with this direction.