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The Supreme Court has stayed criminal contempt proceedings against Punjab Chief Secretary K.A.P. Sinha over the state's failure to clear Rs 22,818 crore in dearness allowance and dearness relief arrears. The court has directed the state to present a payment plan by March 2027. The proceedings were initiated by the Punjab and Haryana High Court over the non-payment of pending Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears to government employees and pensioners. The Supreme Court has questioned the need to send the top bureaucrat to jail over the dispute, stating that other proceedings can continue. The financial implications of the dispute have emerged from a status report submitted by Sinha before the High Court, which estimated the total outstanding liability towards employees and pensioners at Rs 32,418 crore.
The Supreme Court has questioned the need to send the top bureaucrat to jail over the dispute, stating that other proceedings can continue.
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