The order temporarily suspends implementation of the BJP-led state government’s wage hike announcement for the tea garden workers before the polls
GUWAHATI: The Gauhati high court, in an interim order on Tuesday, observed that till the court takes a final stand, the right to enhance wages of tea garden workers should be given to the tea companies and ‘no coercive action’ will be taken against them for not complying with the state government’s order on upward revision of wages issued last month.
Justice Michael Zothankhuma, while hearing a bunch of petitions filed by the Indian Tea Association along with 17 tea companies, said in his order, “Further after hearing the parties, this court is of the view that liberty should be given to the petitioners to pay to the workmen any interim enhancement of their wages as they deem proper, till the issue is finally decided by this court.”
Guwahati high court provides liberty to tea estates to pay workmen interim enhancement of their wages
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Guwahati High Court has provided the liberty to tea estates to pay to the workmen any interim enhancement of their wages as they deem proper till the issue is finally decided by the court.
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Guwahati High Court has provided the liberty to tea estates to pay to the workmen any interim enhancement of their wages as they deem proper till the issue is finally decided by the court. The BJP led government ahead of assembly polls has increased the daily wages of tea workers from Rs 167 to Rs 217. Following which Indian Tea Association and 17 other tea planters have moved to the High Court.