New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Calcutta High Court order suspending Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chief Secretary Keshav Chandra and imposing fine on the Lieutenant Governor for not complying with an earlier order to extend benefits to workers.
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra considered the representations of Attorney General R Venkataramani and stayed the order issued by the Port Blair bench of the High Court.
The bench said, “We stay these orders. We will hear the matter next Friday…..”
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chief Secretary Keshav Chandra was suspended on Thursday for not complying with an earlier order of the Port Blair bench of the Calcutta High Court regarding release of benefits to workers, while Lieutenant Governor DK Joshi was suspended for five years. A fine of Rs lakh was imposed, which he had to bear from his own funds.
The order, passed on December 19 last year, talked about providing higher wages and DA (dearness allowance) to about 4,000 daily wage laborers (DRMs) employed by the Andaman administration.
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Tags: Andaman and Nicobar, Supreme Court
FIRST PUBLISHED : August 04, 2023, 15:26 IST
