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(a) Payment of Wages Act (IV of 1936)--- ----S. 15---Authority, jurisdiction of---Scope and extent---Decision of claims---Procedure---Authority appointed under S.15 of Payment of Wages Act, 1936,is not required to follow definite rules with regard to procedure and evidence---Authority is free to hold such inquiry as may be necessary for adjudicating claims of certain classes of employees--­Procedure of adjudication by the Authority is not provided by law--­Authority may decide the claim by providing an opportunity of hearing to the parties, keeping in view the rules of reason, justice and fairplay---Authority is free in the matter of deciding disputes, without there being any guidance of procedural laws as to the conduct of proceedings as well as evidence---Authority is empowered to exercise certain powers and to take judicial proceeding as are vested in a Civil Court under the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, but only for a very limited purpose---Authority does not have any inherent powers which are available to a . Court of justice---Authority cannot render binding s on complicated questions of law---Process of investigating or adjudicating the claim of certain employees for giving a direction for payment of wages is not a trial of suit at law---Normal Court procedure is not applicable to the Authority---All necessary attributes and trappings of a Court of law are not attached to the Authority. (b) Payment of Wages Act (IV of 1936)-- ----S. 15---Constitution of Pakistan(1973), Arts. 175 & 185(3)--­Recovery of wages-- -Authority, jurisdiction of---Employees filed applications before the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation as the Authority under S.15 of Payment of Wages Act, 1936---Employer raised objection to the jurisdiction of the Authority which objection was set aside by the High Court---Validity---Authority/Tribunal had been established through a valid legislation which did not offend or violate the concept of independence of judiciary as contemplated by Art.175 of the Constitution---Judgment of High Court was based on sound reasons and was plainly correct and the same did not warrant any interference by Supreme Court---Leave to appeal was refused.…

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