22. Bar of Suits.—No Court shall entertain any suit for the recovery of wages or of any deduction from wages in so far as the sum so claimed— (a) forms the subject of an application under section 15 which has been presented by the plaintiff and which is pending before the authority appointed under that section or of an appeal under section 17; or (b) has formed the subject of a direction under section 15 in favour of the plaintiff; or (c) has been adjudged, in any proceeding under section 15, not to be owed to the plaintiff; or (d) could have been recovered by an application under section 15.
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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.