The Calcutta Excessive Courtroom's division bench comprising performing Chief Justice Sujay Paul and Justice Parth Sarathi Sen requested the Centre to file an affidavit on “the advantage of arrears” of the scheme and noticed that “we deem it applicable to grant four-weeks time to the official respondents to file their affidavit-in-opposition.”
The Centre had alleged that the funds for the scheme have been stopped following large corruption within the implementation of the scheme. In June, 2025, the Calcutta HC directed the Centre to make funds for the pending MGNREGA funds for West Bengal, performing on a petition filed by Paschimbongo Khet Mojur Samiti, an affiliation of agriculture employees within the state.
“Extra Solicitor Normal pretty submits that there isn't any obstacle in implementing MGNREGA in potential impact,” the court docket noticed. The HC famous that the matter shall be listed after six weeks.
The 100-day's job scheme has roughly remained suspended for practically three years in Bengal and the Trinamool authorities has constantly alleged that the Centre withheld funds, which has affected the poor individuals. Khet Mazdoor Samity, the petitioner on this case, will submit its statement on the Union authorities's affidavit in one other two weeks from the date of submitting of the affidavit by the Centre. A division bench of the HC had disapproved the motion of the Union authorities in stopping the MGNREGA advantages.
