September 13, 2026

Section 57 – Bar of suits | Code on Wages, 2019

57. Bar of suits

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.


Chapter IX — Miscellaneous | The Code on Wages, 2019 (Act No. 29 of 2019)