16. Single application in respect of claims from unpaid group.—(1) Employed persons are said to belong to the same unpaid group if they are borne on the same establishment and if 1 [deductions have been made from their wages in contravention of this Act for the same cause and during the same wage period or periods or if] their wages for the same wage-period or periods have remained unpaid after the day fixed by section 5. (2) A single application may be presented under section 15 on behalf or in respect of any number of employed persons belonging to the same unpaid group, and in such case 2 [every person on whose behalf such application is presented may be awarded maximum compensation to the extent specified in sub- section (3) of section 15]. (3) The authority may deal with any number of separate pending applications, presented under section 15 in respect of persons belonging to the same unpaid group, as a single application presented under sub-section (2) of this section, and the provisions of that sub-section shall apply accordingly.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent, commencement and application.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Responsibility for payment of wages.Section 4 · Fixation of wage-periods.Section 5 · Time of payment of wages.Section 6 · Wages to be paid in current coin or currency notes or by cheque or crediting in bank account.Section 7 · Deductions which may be made from wages.Section 8 · Fines.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 23 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.