1 CGHC010067662026 2026:CGHC:42635 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPL No. 38 of 2026 1. Mohan Pandit S/o Shobha Pandit, Aged About 54 Years R/o Koriya Colliery, Police Station Chirmiri, Tehsil Baikunthpur, District- Koriya (C.G.) 2. Sudeep Tiwari S/o Mahendra Tiwari Aged About 40 Years R/o Koriya Colliery, Police Station Chirmiri, Tehsil Baikunthpur, District- Koriya (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. Raju Vishwakarma S/o Duryodhan Vishwakarma, Aged About 38 Years R/o Bada Bazar Indranagar, Chirmiri, Police Station And Tehsil - Chirmiri, District- Koriya (C.G.) 2. Ajay Chauhan S/o Ghasiram Chauhan, Aged About 32 Years R/o Haldibadi Chirmiri Police Station And , Tehsil Chirmiri District- Koriya (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ali Afzaal Mirza, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : (Hon'ble Mr. Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas) Order on Board 30/09/2026 1. The petitioner has filed the instant Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 18-9-2025 (Annexure P/1) passed by the learned Labour Judge, Labour Court, Manendragarh, District Koriya (CG), in Case No. 21/PW Act/2019 by which the learned authority has allowed the application filed by the respondents under Section 20(2) of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936. 2. In view of the fact that the petitioner has alternative and efficacious remedy available under Section 17 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 ( MP amendment Act) to file an appeal before the appellate authority, 2 this writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal before the appellate authority as per provisions of Section 17 of the the Payment of Wages Act, 1936. It is also directed that the appeal be filed within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on such appeal being filed, neither the appellate authority nor the respondents will take plea of limitation and the appellate authority will decide the appeal on its own merits, in accordance with law. 3. Certified copy of the impugned order be returned to the petitioner after detaining a photo copy thereof. 4. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, shall also stand disposed of. Sd/- (Narendra Kumar Vyas) JUDGE Raju RAVVA SATYANARAYANA RAJU Digitally signed by RAVVA SATYANARAYANA RAJU Date: 2026.10.01 10:52:50 +0530