Short title, extent and commencement
Section 1 of the Code on Wages, 2019 deals with short title, extent and commencement. This Act may be called the Code on Wages, 2019. The Act was enacted on 08 Aug 2019.
(1) This Act may be called the Code on Wages, 2019.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Code and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Code shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
Section 1, The Code on Wages, 2019 (Act 29 of 2019).
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Madhyanh Bhojan Karmi Union M.P. Bhopal v. State of Madhya Pradesh
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
DATE VERIFIED Final Order 2021-02-09 (order-1.pdf): Anganwadi cooks’ union sought HC direction to pay skilled minimum wages / begar. Court holds underpayment is not begar and remits claimants to MW Act s.20 authority. Rejects plea that Code on Wages, 2019 has repealed MW Act so as to leave workers remediless: Code received assent 08.08.2019; s.1(3) makes commencement notification-dependent; Gazette publication alone does not commence the Code; only ss.42, 67 and 69 (and s.69 insofar as it relates to MW Act ss.7–9) notified from 18.12.2020 — remaining Code (including general claims) not in force.
On this section: s.1(3) commencement clause: Code is not self-executing; until Central Government notifies commencement, MW Act remedies continue for unpaid minimum wages claims.
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Questions about Section 1
What have the courts held on Section 1 of the Code on Wages?
Madhyanh Bhojan Karmi Union M.P. Bhopal v. State of Madhya Pradesh (09 Feb 2021) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.1(3) commencement clause: Code is not self-executing; until Central Government notifies commencement, MW Act remedies continue for unpaid minimum wages claims.
How do I find court cases under Section 1 of the Code on Wages?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Code on Wages 2019 1, section 1 Code on Wages 2019, section 1 of the Code on Wages. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Madhyanh Bhojan Karmi Union M.P. Bhopal v. State of Madhya Pradesh (09 Feb 2021).
When was Section 1 of the Code on Wages enacted?
Section 1 of the Code on Wages, cited as Code on Wages 2019 1, was enacted on 08 Aug 2019 as Act 29 of 2019. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions1802 words
- 67. Power of appropriate Government to make rules1008 words
- 18. Deductions which may be made from wages883 words
- 26. Eligibility for bonus, etc843 words
- 42. Central Advisory Board and State Advisory Boards663 words
- 51. Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators and their powers456 words
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