How To Respond To A Letter From Labour Office

Hello all,
I am facing a new issue as two employees notified for paying them their pending dues but no one replied to that and i have joined the company as new hr..
How should i proceed to answer and should i respond to labour office..if i respond then how??

Without knowing the exact state of affair (before your joining) and also the content of the letters of two employees as well as the content of the notice/ letter of the labour office, it is not at all possible to suggest anything legally on assumption.
If the dues of the employees are legitimate, it is better to clear such dues at the earliest to avoid further complications.

The letter is againts the organization that you have not paid the salary to the employees after they left the company.
Labour office has asked to clear the dues by 10 days time..how to respond to them
1.if we pay them should notify the labour office
2.Or first we should meet the labour officer..
Kindly suggest..

Please make the payment to the employees through cheque and send it through post. Also send a letter enclosing the copy of cheque stating that payment to the employees have been made.
Make sure all the letters are sent through register/ speed post. Keep a copy of the online tracking and bank details after the cheque is encashed.