Jammu and Kashmir High Court in Executive Engineer Roads and Buildings vs. Nazir Ahmad Teli [CM(M) No. 223/2022], reiterated a settled principle that it is the responsibility of the principal employer of any industrial establishment to make payment of wages required to be made under the Payment of Wages Act in case the contractor fails to make such payment. The Court also stated that in order to file an effective appeal application against the order of the authority under the Payment of Wages Act, it is mandatory to deposit of amount as payable under the orders of the authority and the filing of a certificate to this effect along with the memo of appeal.
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