India, Oct. 18 -- Only 148 of the 546 workers dismissed with immediate effect owing to a loss of trust were found guilty in the SIT report filed by Haryana Police. Even among those, only 31 were convicted, with the remaining 117 acquitted. However, it is surprising that after 12 years, not a single worker has been taken back to work. Isn't there a provision in the law that specifically allows or even expedites reinstatement?

Anjali Deshpande: I think Nandita can answer this better. Nearly 2,500 workers were dismissed of whom 546 were permanent workers. The rest were contract workers and apprentices. Criminal charges were filed against 148 workers. Of whom 117 were acquitted. None of the acquitted got their jobs back. Not even compensatio...