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- The Karnataka High Court issued an interim stay on government circulars that blocked the payment of revised minimum wages to outsourced, contract, and daily wage workers.
- Various trade unions challenged the orders issued by the State Audit and Accounts Department, along with the Departments of Municipal Administration and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj.
- Petitioners argued that these circulars violated statutory rights established under the Minimum Wages Act.
- The court's intervention ensures that workers maintain the right to their newly notified wage levels until further legal proceedings.
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- Court proceedings regarding the permanent legality of the circulars
- Government reaction and potential issuance of new notifications
- Distribution of back-pay for affected employees
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Named India · All India Central Council of Trade Unions · All India Trade Union Congress · Department of Municipal Administration · Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj · Finance Department · H.T. Narendra Prasad · Karnataka High Court · Karnataka Rajya Sarkari Khayametharara Noukarara Okkuta · Karnataka State Audit and Accounts Department
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