Supreme Court: Disputes under exclusive jurisdiction of statutory authorities are not arbitrable

The Supreme Court has ruled that disputes related to non payment of wages and legality and validity of the order of termination are under exclusive jurisdiction of Authority under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 and the said authority would exercise jurisdiction over such disputes under Section 15(2) of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 to the exclusion of civil courts and such disputes are non-arbitrable.