Tea Workers: Court Orders Alternative Dispute Resolution

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A division bench of the Kolkata High Court headed by the Chief Justice today ordered Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity (PBKMS) to seek the intervention of the State Legal Services Authority through Lok Adalats to mitigate the problems of tea workers. PBKMS had filed a writ petition (W-4225W/2016) before the High Court highlighting the problems of tea garden worker, arising from the present crisis in the industry as well as long term issues. Shri Bikash Bhattacharya, senior advocate, intervened on behalf of PBKMS.