The Hindu·4 min read·medium
State liable to pay compensation in manual scavenging deaths even if labourers were employed by private individuals: Bombay High Court
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Chinmay Gaikwad
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The Bombay High Court ruled that the State of Maharashtra is liable to pay compensation for manual scavenging deaths, regardless of whether the laborers were employed by the government or private individuals. The court emphasized that the state retains the right to recover these funds from the private employers.
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court has held the State liable to pay ₹30 lakh as compensation to the families of two labourers who died while cleaning a septic tank at a private residence in Nanded district in 2021.
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