The Supreme Court today directed the States of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal to make an interim payment of approximately ₹127 crores to tea garden workers whose legal dues have remained unpaid for a period of fifteen years. A Bench comprising Justices SA Bobde and L Nageswara Rao passed the order in a contempt petition filed by the International Union of Food Association and the Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity. The Bench also asserted that there should not be any further delay in making the payment while perceiving the difficulty of the workers who have been suffering for […]
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