Guwahati: The Supreme Court of India has ordered the payment of approximately Rs 650 crores to 28,556 workers of 25 tea gardens in the state of Assam, including those owned by the state-run Assam Tea Company Limited (ATCL).
A bench of justices MR Shah and CT Ravi Kumar approved the report submitted by retired justice Abhay Manohar Sapre, which was appointed by the court in January 2020 to calculate and pay the proper dues to the tea garden workers.
The report stated that Rs 414.7 crores were payable as various dues and Rs 230.7 crores were payable to the Provident Fund department.
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