(1.) In all these Writ Petitions, the petitioners have called in question the Minimum Wage Notifications issued on various dates by the first respondent-State Government under the provisions of sec 3 r/w sec 5(1)(b) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (hereinafter "MW Act"), whereby the minimum wages have been revised for the benefit of employees in as many as 37 sectors of employment in the State, of which three Final and one Draft Notifications have been excluded later, by way of withdrawal, the same having been challenged by the Labour/Trade Unions, separately.
(2.) A brief historical back ground of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948:
(3.) The SALIENT FEATURES OF THE ACT: