Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005

The Supreme Court examined a writ petition under Art. 32 challenging the failure of several State Governments and Union Territories to implement mandatory provisions of the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFS Act), including grievance redressal officers, State Food Commissions, social audits and vigilance committees.…

The Supreme Court heard a writ petition filed by the National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour (NCC‑CL) seeking effective implementation of the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 (BOCW Act) and the Building and Other Co…

The petitioners, SwaraJ Abhiyan (VI), challenged the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, alleging that the Central Government’s fixation of an ‘approved labour budget’ arbitrarily reduced funds to States, caused delays in wage payments and denied compensation, and that so…

The Supreme Court heard a public‑interest petition filed by SwaraJ Abhiyan seeking proper implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA). The petitioners alleged that the Union and State governments imposed an informal cap on the labour budget, delayed release of wage and m…

Swaraj Abhiyan filed a public‑interest writ petition seeking higher monetary relief for crop loss, effective management of fodder banks and loan restructuring for farmers affected by drought. The Union of India contended that the relief amounts and related schemes are governed by the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and e…

The Centre for Environment and Food Security filed a public‑interest writ petition seeking directions to ensure proper implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) and its schemes, alleging fund diversion and irregularities, particularly in Orissa. The Supreme Court, afte…

The Tamil Nadu Government appealed against a Madras High Court order that directed the creation of posts and reinstatement of village‑level workers (Makkal Nala Paniyalargal) who had been discontinued in 2011. The Supreme Court examined whether the courts can compel the State to create posts and regularise such workers…