Tridip Hazarika and 195 Ors. v. the Union of India and 11 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition by 196 MGNREGA contractual employees challenging their employment conditions and remuneration. Court directed petitioners to file representations detailing grievances for departmental consideration. Writ petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners directed to submit detailed representations before the Commissioner and Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, for departmental disposal.
What the court decided
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GAHC010127982014
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C) 5711/2014
1:TRIDIP HAZARIKA and 195 ORS
PRESIDENT, DISTRICT NREGA WORKERS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, TINSUKIA S/O HEMCHANDRA HAZARIKA VILL- TINGARI GAON, P.S. DOOMDOOMA DIST. TINSUKIA, ASSAM.
2: SRI PROMOD MORAN SECRETARY DISTRICT NREGA WORKERS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TINSUKIA S/O- SRI PREMESWAR MORAN VILL.- NO. 1 HOLLONG PURANI PUKHURI P.S. - DOOMDOOMA DIST.- TNSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786152
3: SRI KUMUD GOGOI
EXECUTIVE MEMBER DISTRICT NREGA WORKERS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TINSUKIA S/O- LATE TUPIDHAR GOGOI VILL TINGARI GAON P.O.- TINGARI P.S. - DOOMDOOMA DIST.- TNSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786170
4: SRI KALAYN CHETIA EXECUTIVE MEMBER DISTRICT NREGA WORKERS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TINSUKIA S/O- SRI NAGEN CHETIA VILL TINGARI GAON P.O.- BORHAPJAN P.S. - DOOMDOOMA DIST.- TNSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786171
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the grievance regarding contractual employment under MGNREGA scheme requires judicial intervention or departmental redress.
Whether the petitioners are entitled to the relief of regular engagement as contractual employees under MGNREGA.
The appropriate remedy for contractual workers alleging disparity in remuneration and lack of re-engagement.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
TRIDIP HAZARIKA and 195 ORS
- respondent
THE UNION OF INDIA
- respondent
THE STATE OF ASSAM
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Gauhati HC
- Decided on
- · May
- Registered
- Case no.
- WP(C)/5711/2014
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