India, Oct. 27 -- The Supreme Court of India on October 27, 2025 upheld the Calcutta High Court's June judgment directing the Union government to resume works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in West Bengal.

The High Court had, on June 18, 2025, ordered the Centre to restore the scheme-which guarantees 100 days of work to rural households-from August 1, observing that "the scheme of the Act does not envisage a situation where it would be put to cold storage for eternity."

However, neither the central nor the state government took steps to implement the order. Instead, the Centre approached the Supreme Court and repeatedly sought adjournments, delaying justice and depriving workers of their ri...