Karnataka HC shocked as staff nurse gets ₹10,000 salary for 16 years despite court orders
The Karnataka High Court has expressed shock that a staff nurse at KIMS, Hubballi, has been paid a stagnant salary of ₹10,000 for 16 years due to administrative delays in issuing a caste validity certificate. The court has ordered the state government to explain the delay and consider recovering salary losses from responsible officials.
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Highlights systemic bureaucratic failures and the impact of administrative negligence on individual livelihoods.
Karnataka HC shocked as staff nurse gets ₹10,000 salary for 16 years despite court orders left A view of the High Court of Karnataka. File photo File photo https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/9b6kjh/article71589518.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/IMG_BG_HIGH_COURT_2020_1_1_S9GLR3RF.jpg SREENIVASA MURTHY V Bengaluru / Karnataka : 19/08/2020 : A view of High Court of Karnataka on 19 August 2020. Photo : V Sreenivasa Murthy/The Hindu. Court seeks explanation for prolonged delay by authorities in issuing caste validity certificate Bengaluru The High Court of Karnataka has expressed serious concern over a staff nurse at the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubballi, being paid a consolidated salary of just ₹10,000 a month for nearly 16 years because the authorities have failed to take steps to issue a caste validity certificate to her despite directions from the court. A Division Bench comprising Justice M.
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