Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 3: Chief Judicial Magistrate Jammu Amarjeet Singh Langeh today directed Deputy Commissioner Jammu to attach movable property of Suresh Soni, Managing Director M/s Hotel Jammu Premier (P) Ltd to the tune of amount awarded in the award under execution and submit compliance report by or before next date of hearing.
The court however clarified that in case respondent deposits an amount of Rs 68,460 during execution of attachment warrant in that eventuality District Collector shall cause that amount to be received and deposited in this court for onward disbursement to petitioner.
“In case attachment warrant remains unexecuted, in that eventuality coercive process against respondent be resorted to so that award under execution is meaningfully fructified”, the court said.
The petitioner Jia Lal seeks execution of award dated 31.01.2015 passed by authority under the Payment of Wages Act (Assistant Labour Commissioner), Jammu by virtue of which petitioner was held entitled to claim of Rs 68,460 under the Payment of Wages Act and respondent was accordingly directed to deposit amount within 30 days before the authority for its disbursement to the claimant.
When respondent failed to deposit the amount with the authority concerned, an execution petition was filed under Section 15(5) of the Act on 02.09.2015.
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