Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Section 5 Minimum Wages Act | Procedural Compliance Mandatory for Wage Revision Even Post-Repeal; Karnataka HC Quashes Notifications & Orders 6% Interest on Unpaid Wages : Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court quashed four wage notifications for violating Section 5 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, emphasizing that procedural compliance remains binding even after statutory repeal. The court upheld workers' right to 6% interest on unpaid wages and directed fresh revision within six months, reinforcing that accrued rights survive legislative changes.