Listed On: 29-01-2026
Court No.: 1
Item No.: 8

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 000042/2026

With

Interlocutory Application No(s) 10131/2026

Process Id: 105/2026

PENN THOZHILALARGAL SANGAM and others ... Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA and others ... Respondent(s)
OFFICE REPORT OF FRESH CASE
1. This Writ Petition has been filed by Mr. SHREYA MUNOTH Advocate on-Record praying therein as under:

"(a)  Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction declaring that domestic workers have a fundamental right to a minimum wage, protected and guaranteed by Articles 21 and 23 of the Constitution;

(b)  Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction declaring that the exclusion of domestic workers from the Schedule to the Minimum Wages Act and/or the Code of Wages, 2019, is unconstitutional;

(c)  Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, directing the Central government and the state governments that have not already done so, to include domestic workers within the Schedule to the Minimum Wages Act and/or the Code of Wages, 2019;

(d)  Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, directing state governments to fulfill their constitutional obligations by initiating a process of determining  the minimum wage for domestic work, and to meaningfully engage with and consult domestic workers and their representatives, including the petitioner-unions, as a part of the process;

(e)  Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction exercising continued supervisory jurisdiction over this matter;"


2. The Advocate on-record for the petitioner/appellant has also filed following document(s)/ Interlocutory application(s):
S.No. Application No. Description of Document Filing date Verification Status Page No.
1 10131-2026 EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. 10-01-2026

3. The similarity found in the present case is based on:
S.No. Diary No. Case No. Cause Title Status Remarks
1.
29282/2022Crl.A. No. 000441 / 2025  
SLP(Crl) No. 008777 / 2022
AJAY MALIK vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANR
Disposed of on 29.01.2025 (Annexure P-56, Page Nos. 811-847).
referred to Annexure P-56 related to safeguarding the rights of domestic workers
4.   It is submitted that counsel for petitioner has filed a letter dated 08.01.2026 regarding unavailability of Aadhaar Cards and PAN cards of all the petitioners / their authorized signatories.  Copy of the same are already included in Paper books at Page No. 1109.

5. The writ petition along with the application(s) above mentioned is listed before the Hon'ble Court with this Office Report.

DATE: 22-01-2026

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

Copy to :-

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Ms. Shreya Munoth, Advocate