law: Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955
  17.Recovery of money due from an employer. -
  (1)Where any amount is due under this Act to a
  
  newspaper employee from an employer, the newspaper employee himself, or any
  
  person authorized by him in writing in this behalf or in case of the death of
  
  the employee, any member of his family may, without prejudice to any other mode
  
  of recovery, make an application to the State Government for the recovery of
  
  the amount due to him and if the State Government or such authority as the
  
  State Government may specify in this behalf, is satisfied that any amount is so
  
  die, it shall issue a certificate for that amount to the Collector, and the
  
  Collector or shall proceed to recover that amount in the same manner as an
  
  arrear of land revenue.
  (2)If any question arises as to the amount due
  
  under this Act to a newspaper employee from his employer, the State Government
  
  may, on its own motion or upon application made to it, refer the question to
  
  any Labor Court constituted by it under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14
  
  of 1947), or under any corresponding law relating to investigation and
  
  settlement of Industrial disputes in force in the State and the said Act or law
  
  shall have effect in relation to the Labor Court as if question so referred
  
  were a matter referred to the Labor Court for the adjudication under that Act
  
  or law.
  (3)The decision of the Labor Court shall be
  
  forwarded by it to the State Government which made the reference and any amount
  
  found due by the Labor Court may be recovered in the manner provided in
  
  sub-section (1). 
  1.Subs. by Act 65 of 1962, Sec. 5 for See. 17
  
  (w.e.f. 15th, January, 1962.