Minimum Wages Act, 1948
22B. Cognizance of offences
(1) No court shall take cognizance of a
complaint against any person for an offence –
(a) under clause (a)
of section 22 unless an application in respect of the facts constituting such
offence has been presented under section 20 and has been granted wholly or in
part and the appropriate government or an officer authorized by it is this
behalf has sanctioned the making of the complaint;
(b) under clause (b)
of section 22 or under section 22A except on a complaint made by or with the
sanction of an Inspector.
(2) No court shall take cognizance of an
offence –
(a) under clause (a)
or clause (b) of section 22 unless complaint thereof is made within one month
of the grant of sanction under this section;
(b) under section 22A
unless complaint thereof is made within six months of the date on which the
offence is alleged to have been committed.