https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288358 Section 20(2) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 was construed to permit a claim by a person who had been employed but was no longer in service when the application was filed. Reading the definition of "employee" with the rule-making power and Form VI under the Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950, the SC treated the statutory form's reference to a person who "was/has been employed" as confirming that the remedy extends beyond current employees. The earlier literal view excluding ex-employees was rejected because it did not advance the Act's object of securing minimum wages, and the contrary maintainability objection was unsuccessful. en-us Thu, 15 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 02 Jun 2020 18:04:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288358 Section 20(2) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 was construed to permit a claim by a person who had been employed but was no longer in service when the application was filed. Reading the definition of "employee" with the rule-making power and Form VI under the Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950, the SC treated the statutory form's reference to a person who "was/has been employed" as confirming that the remedy extends beyond current employees. The earlier literal view excluding ex-employees was rejected because it did not advance the Act's object of securing minimum wages, and the contrary maintainability objection was unsuccessful. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 15 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288358