Once when I approached, such a case, the question of the ALO was that paying a sum or amount or money can not be referred to as "wage", may be bonus or other outstanding or loan. Thus, I had to argue that the amount paid was not "wage" and I won. Thus, though the present national and labour and economic and employment conditions, the Labour Department has nothing to do in the Cities or Corporates on MW act or SCE Act, as they need the annual and monthly return for which one paid employee is required to maintain the register and books, who is well versed with the relevant rules. It is an extra burden for any establishment in the present economical crisis and the commercial type HRM. It is my view that this type of Labour Rules is necessary subject to agreement by the employer. Instead, if Labour Department forces any 'pan dookans' for MW and/or SCE, the reaction would be uncivilised. (As I have seen the ALO bargains in an Electric Shop. (sale). Besides, '''the commercial establishment should have the competent income to pay the minimum wage notified by the State. Today, the 6th March 2010, see the situatin of Kerala State, (Raw Rice 25/- per Kg and Raw Dal Rs.80/- per Kg, Sugar is Rs.44/- per Kg, Bus fare Rs.0.60 per Km) increased price of provisions and vegetables and transportation and based on it, the MW should be somewhere between 10,000/- to 12,000/- Has anybody think about the practicability. It is a foul play to impose such Act in such a fluctuating market situation in any place of the world. But, if there is a reliable complaint, a case can be filed by the LO.