Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 12: CJM Jammu Amarjeet Singh Langeh has directed SHO Police Station Channi Himmat to attach movable property of M/s Ritz Hotel, Channi Himmat through its Managing Director to the tune of Rs 6,34,633 and submit compliance report by or before next date of hearing.
CJM Jammu further ordered that if during execution of warrant in question it is found that respondent does not own and possess moveable property to the tune of Rs 6,34,633 in that eventuality he should be taken into custody and produced before this court so that further proceedings can accordingly be shaped.
This order has been passed in an execution filed by Rakesh Kumar and others in an award amounting to Rs. 6,34,633 passed in favour of petitioners by authority under the Payment of Wages Act on 09.10.2019. Respondent failed to deposit award amount before the authority concerned and therefore this application invoking Section 15(5) of Payment of Wages was presented in this court on 18.11.2019.
While issue attachment of warrants, the CJM observed, “it is very sad that despite lapse of more than one year, award under execution passed under the Act is yet to be fructified. That an award under a pro-bono statute like Payment of Wages Act if remains un-executed for more than one year, said course is not only contrary to the spirit of statute but also an utter contempt of mandate of enactment in question”.
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