Hyderabad, July 25 -- The Telangana High Court has issued notices to the state government regarding the appointment of individuals affiliated with trade unions, rather than independent persons, as the Chairman and members of the Minimum Wages Board.

The court has directed the government to file detailed counter-affidavits concerning the appointments of Janak Prasad as Chairman and S Narasimha Reddy as a member.

PIL challenges GO 443 and 21

The public interest litigation (PIL) challenging Government Orders (GOs) 443 and 21, which appointed B Janak Prasad as Chairman and S Narasimha Reddy as a member of the Minimum Wages Board, was filed by trade union activist G Srinivas.

Despite objections raised by the registry on the petition, a div...