coronavirus lockdown.The top court asked the state governments to facilitate settlement between firms and employees over wage payment and submit reports before labour commissioners.The apex court also gave the Centre four more weeks to file a reply on the legality of the March 29 notification that had ordered mandatory payment of full wages during the lockdown."Industries and labourers need each other and efforts should be made to resolve dispute over wage payments," the Supreme Court said today.The Union Home Ministry in a circular, in its circular in March stated all “employers, be it in the industry or in the shops and commercial establishments, shall make payment of wages of their workers at their work places, on the due date, without.