Section 21 of PW Act : Section 21: Procedure In Trial Of Offences

Explanation using Example

Imagine an employee named Rita who works at a manufacturing company. Rita has not received her wages for the past two months. She files an application under Section 15 of the Payment of Wages Act, claiming that her employer has unlawfully deducted her wages without any valid reason. The authority, after examining the case, grants her application in part, ordering the employer to pay the outstanding wages.

Rita, however, wants to pursue the matter further and decides to file a complaint against her employer for an offence under Section 20(1) of the Act, which pertains to unlawful deductions. According to Section 21(1), before she can take her co...

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