AI Overview...
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Labour Rights and Termination of Mid Day Meal Workers - The court examined cases where mid-day meal workers were terminated without proper justification, emphasizing the government's obligation to uphold labor rights under relevant principles. In one judgment, a worker was awarded Rs. 2,00,000/- compensation for abrupt dismissal, highlighting the need for better protection and schemes for such workers. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA vs AISHABI @ BABY AGED 72 YEARS W/O. T.K. VASU - Kerala
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Legal Recognition and Employee Status - Courts have recognized mid-day meal workers, including cooks and helpers, as employees entitled to labor protections. Labour courts have ordered reinstatement and held dismissals unlawful when proper procedures were not followed, asserting the workers' right to job security. Gram Panchayat Parta VS Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal - Punjab and Haryana, Ravi Kumar, S/o Yadunandan Prasad vs State of Bihar - Patna, Balwinder Kaur VS Secretary To Government, Education Department Punjab, Chandigarh - Punjab and Haryana
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Wage and Minimum Wages Issues - Several cases highlight that mid-day meal workers are entitled to minimum wages as prescribed under the Minimum Wages Act. Wages below the statutory minimum are considered forced labor, and workers have filed petitions for proper wages and compensation. Chandrawati Devi VS State Of U. P. - Allahabad
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Contractual Employment and Labour Protections - Many workers are engaged through contractual frameworks, with courts affirming their rights to fair treatment, employment stability, and protection under labor laws. The Supreme Court and Labour Courts have upheld workers' claims against arbitrary terminations and inadequate wages. Ravi Kumar, S/o Yadunandan Prasad vs State of Bihar - Patna, GOVIND PRASAD SHARMA VS STATE (EDUCATION DEPARTMENT) - Rajasthan
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Scheme Implementation and Worker Plight - The mid-day meal scheme is a flagship program aimed at nutritional support and education, but workers such as cooks, helpers, and Anganwadi workers often face issues like inadequate wages, lack of benefits, and job insecurity. Courts have recognized their contributions and the need for schemes to ensure their rights are protected. Atar Singh Gurjar VS State of Rajasthan - Rajasthan, District Collector, Sivagangai VS K. R. Kanimozhi - Madras
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Maternity and Social Benefits - Anganwadi workers and similar categories are entitled to maternity benefits and leave, with courts emphasizing their status as workers deserving social protections. District Collector, Sivagangai VS K. R. Kanimozhi - Madras
Analysis and Conclusion:
Mid-day meal workers are recognized as essential contributors to government schemes and are entitled to labor rights including fair wages, job security, and social benefits. Judicial decisions underscore the need for the government to implement schemes that respect these rights, ensuring proper employment conditions, wages, and social protections for all categories of workers engaged in the scheme. There is a clear legal obligation to move towards formalizing their employment status and safeguarding their rights against arbitrary dismissal and exploitation.
Search Results for "Labour Rights of Mid Day Meal Workers Engaged"
2025 Supreme(Online)(KER) 8179 • India - High Court of Kerala
A. Muhamed Mustaque, P. Krishna Kumar, JJ
In the judgment, the court examined the plight of a mid-day meal worker, terminated without proper justification, highlighting the ... The court underscored the obligation of the government to uphold labor rights under relevant principles. ... The final order mandated compensation amounting to Rs.2,00,000/- for the worker's abrupt service exit, emphasizing a need for better ... It is time for the government to come out with a scheme honouring the labour#HL_E....
• India - Punjab and Haryana
RAJIV NARAIN RAINA
Fact of the Case: The respondent, a part time worker for the mid-day meal scheme in government schools, raised an industrial ... of the Act, and the liability of the employer in the context of the mid-day meal scheme. ... Finding of the Court: The Labour Court allowed the reference, ordered reinstatement, and held the termination to be ... The respondent-worker also pleaded before the Labour Court that provisio....
2020 0 Supreme(Pat) 174 • India - Patna
SANJAY KAROL, S. KUMAR
National Food Security Act, 2013 – Section 39 – Mid-day Meal Rules, 2015 – Rule 9(1) – Constitution of India ... of Government of India, specifically targeting both these Requirements – In 1995, Mid Day Meal Scheme was launched at pan-India ... and body occupied with some engaging activity and second, to keep their stomachs fed – Mid Day Meal Scheme is a flagship programme ... The Mid Day #HL_STAR....
2020 0 Supreme(All) 862 • India - Allahabad
PANKAJ BHATIA
per month as wages and the Government Order prescribing the minimum wages at Rs. 1,500/-per month are clearly a form of “Forced Labour ... Removal of Services – Present writ petition has been filed alleging that the petitioner is continuously working as a cook for making mid-day-meal ... fixing the rate prescribed under the Minimum Wages Act, as the wages which would be payable to the cooks employed for providing mid-day-meal ... Union of India and Others; (1982) 3 SC....
2023 0 Supreme(All) 520 • India - Allahabad
PANKAJ BHATIA
Pradesh, Central Government and State Government, on cost sharing basis run a programme known as ‘Mid Day Meal Programme’ under the ... Day Meal in the institutions run and aided by the government - Petitioner Union is a registered trade union - District of Uttar ... of honorarium - Compensatory allowance - Petitioner is a union representing the persons who are employed as Cooks for preparing Mid ... Present petition has been filed highlighting the plight of workers w....
2015 0 Supreme(Raj) 555 • India - Rajasthan
AJAY RASTOGI, J.K.RANKA
, Mid Day Meal, Guest Faculty Child Projects and other categories of employment on daily wages - Petitioners have claimed similar ... of petitioners have prayed to declare of Rules ultra extent that it does not include the work experience gained by petitioners Worker ... ... MID-DAY MEAL: ... The Government of India launched National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education (Commonly known as 'Mid-Day Meal#H....
2025 Supreme(Online)(Pat) 647 • India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
ANSHUMAN
(Paras 4-22) ... ... (B) Employment Contract - Contractual rights and obligations - Engagement ... ... ... Findings of Court: ... Court upheld that the petitioners were engaged through a contractual framework, and termination processes ... He submits that in the said judgment, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that the International Labour Organization (ILO), of which India is a founding member, has consistently advocated for employment stability and the fair treatment of workers. ... Following this, the Director, ....
2024 0 Supreme(P&H) 1052 • India - Punjab and Haryana
SANJAY VASHISTH
3) ... ... Findings of Court: ... The termination was found to be in violation of Section 25F of the Act, and the Labour ... Ram Dass was the junior most amongst the other Mid Day Meal Cook cum Helpers working in the school, It is also wrong that respondents have engaged new workers in place of applicant after terminating her services" Further during cross examination claimant has admitted that ... Lastly, Labour Court concluded that the worklady had worked for 240....
2022 0 Supreme(Mad) 3184 • India - Madras
P. N. PRAKASH, R. HEMALATHA
Issues: Entitlement of Anganwadi worker to maternity benefit, including leave of absence; Status of Anganwadi workers and ... The court considered the entitlement of the respondent to maternity benefit and the status of Anganwadi workers. ... The court also considers the status of Anganwadi workers and their entitlement to maternity leave, drawing on various legal provisions ... Even for temporary workers who were paid on 6 day week basis, the Supreme Court upheld an order of the #HL_....
2014 0 Supreme(Raj) 443 • India - Rajasthan
SUNIL AMBWANI, VEERENDR SINGH SIRADHANA
such as Preraks/Nodal Prerak, Mobile Teachers, Computer Instructors, Caregivers, Resource Teachers, Vidhyarthi Mitra, Aanganwari Workers ... such as Preraks/Nodal Prerak, Mobile Teachers, Computer Instructors, Caregivers, Resource Teachers, Vidhyarthi Mitra, Aanganwari Workers ... These employees visit at the Chokhati where the labourers gather for daily labour and wages. These Labour Schools are run by the NGOs. ... ... (3) Non-consideration of experience of Aanganwari Workers. ... for giving weighta....
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