Contents of the Code on Wages

The Code on Wages, 2019

Section 57. Bar of suits

In force since 21 Nov 2025Chapter IX — Miscellaneous

Official text

No court shall entertain any suit for the recovery of minimum wages, any deduction from wages, discrimination in wages and payment of bonus, in so far as the sum so claimed—

(a) forms the subject of claims under section 45;

(b) has formed the subject of a direction under this Code;

(c) has been adjudged in any proceeding under this Code;

(d) could have been recovered under this Code.

Source: The Code on Wages, 2019, Act No. 29 of 2019 — Gazette of India, p. 26 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 26 · official download · all sources

Commencement In force since 21 Nov 2025

Notification wording (1)
  • S.O. 5322(E), in force from 21 Nov 2025: “sections 43 to 66”