India, Sept. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a Rs 5 lakh fine on Delhi Government's Public Works Department for engaging manual sewer cleaners, including a minor, right outside the top court in violation of its orders prohibiting the practice.
A bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria expressed displeasure at the PWD's response, following reports that labourers without protective gear were made to manually clean drains outside Gate F of the top court.
The bench, while observing that its October 2023 directions had been flouted, warned directing FIRs against the erring officials upon future violations.
"It would be reasonable to impose a cost for having undertaken such work as evidenced from the photographs anne...