What happened (Supreme Court remarks in MGNREGA wage-delay litigation)
A three-judge Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant reportedly praised the repealed Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as a “good scheme” while hearing a plea related to rural employment wage delays.
What the plea demanded (delayed wages, compensation, and fundamental-right status)
The plea sought directions connected to MGNREGA worker entitlements. The reported demands were payment of delayed wages under the (now repealed) MGNREGA, compensation for delayed wage payments, and elevating the statutory rural work guarantee to the status of a fundamental right.
Background (MGNREGA and wage-delay disputes)
MGNREGA is a rural employment guarantee law that created a statutory basis for rural work and wage-related obligations. In welfare-linked constitutional litigation, workers often challenge delays in wage payments and seek enforceable directions that can include timely payment and compensation for harm from delayed implementation.
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