Overview

• Justice Amrita Sinha on June 17 directed the West Bengal government to upload the 6th Pay Commission recommendations on a dedicated portal by July 1.
• Petitioner Deboprasad Halder argued that despite government assertions of implementing the pay panel’s guidance, no public access to the full report existed.
• The court noted that the unclassified report carried no legal reason for secrecy and must be made available to state employees.
• State workers have waited nearly a decade for clarity on dearness allowance and housing rent allowances outlined in the report.
• The United Forum of State Government Employees led sustained efforts for disclosure as disputes continue over unpaid dearness allowance dues.