STATE Vs. SUNDER LAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS appeal by special leave is directed against the order of acquittal dated 25-4-1977 passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Hata, district Deoria.

(2.) SRI R. P. SRIvastava, Labour Inspector, who was also an Inspector for the purposes of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (briefly the Act), visited the hotel of Sunder Lal Gupta an accused-respondent, on 19-7-73 at 2 P. M. and found two persons, Ganesh Prasad SRIvastava and Gopi working in the hotel. Sunder Lal Gupta, owner of the Hotel, was also present. The Inspector found that the owner had not maintained the attendance register, wage payment register, and was not issuing wage slips to the employees, and had also not displayed the notices prescribed in Forms nos.11 to 16 and had thus contravened the provisions of Section 18 of the Act read with Rules 26 and 22 of the U. P. Minimum Wages Rules 1952 (briefly the Rules) and rendered himself liable to punishment under section 22 of the Act. The Inspector filed a complaint in the court of Magistrate.

(3.) THE Inspector has not felt satisfied and has filed this appeal.