PIL Case Details

The genesis of the present petition was a news item in The Hindu, in its issue dated 3 rd January, 2014 about an incident involving the chopping of the palms of two migrant workers in Odisha. On this basis, the Supreme Court took suo moto cognisance, registering Writ Petition Civil No. 30 of 2014. Meanwhile, another W.P.(C) No. 55 of 2014 was filed by Shri Radheshyam Jena in the Supreme Co urt seeking redress against exploitation of migrant workers in Odisha. Under the directions of the Supreme Court, both the writ petitions stood transferred to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh and the High Court of Odisha with a request to register a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). Through the order dated 25.08.2022, this petition has been clubbed with WP (Civil) No. 26786/2020.