In a historic judgement, the Calcutta High Court ordered the payment of ₹30 lakh as compensation for the death of four men during manual scavenging, where three other workers were also injured. The case dates back to 2021, in which the West Bengal State government and Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to pay the family of the deceased and injured victims.
The order passed on November 21 has stated “The current equivalent of that amount is ₹30 lakhs.
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