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Non-availability of funds cannot be accepted as excuse for untimely payment of salaries, says Delhi HC on MCD funds ANI | Updated: Jan 20, 2021 14:13 IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Delhi High Court, while hearing the batch of petitions in relation to non-payment of salaries and pensions to the employees of municipal Corporations, said that non-availability of funds cannot be and shall not be accepted by the Court as an excuse for untimely payment of salaries on Wednesday.
The Court has also directed the Municipal Corporations to place the different heads of expenditure in respect to the Municipal Councillors, Class-I officers and Class-II officers. The amounts incurred in providing perks to them should be clearly disclosed under each specific head.
Lack Of Funds Not An Accepted Excuse: Delhi High Court To Civic Bodies Over Salaries Lack Of Funds Not An Accepted Excuse: Delhi High Court To Civic Bodies Over Salaries The court has also directed the Municipal Corporations to place the different heads of expenditure in respect to the Municipal Councillors, Class-I officers and Class-II officers.
Non-availability of funds cannot be and shall not be accepted as an excuse: Delhi High Court (File)
New Delhi:
The Delhi High Court, while hearing the batch of petitions in relation to non-payment of salaries and pensions to the employees of municipal Corporations, said that non-availability of funds cannot be and shall not be accepted by the court as an excuse for untimely payment of salaries on Wednesday.
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New Delhi: Almost every year, the employees and pensioners of the three Municipal Corporations of Delhi â North, South and East â hold protests or move courts against the non-payment or delay in payment of their wages or pensions. And each time, the standard reply they receive from the municipal bodies is that they can only do so when the Delhi government releases funds.