Non-Payment of Salary Violates Right to Life: Rajasthan HC

Sunil Dattatrey Vs State of Rajasthan (Rajasthan High Court) Rajasthan High Court, in Sunil Dattatrey v. State of Rajasthan, ruled that the non-payment of salary to an employee amounts to deprivation of livelihood, violating Article 21 of the Constitution. The case arose when the petitioner, despite a Tribunal order in 2021 directing the release of his pending salary, remained unpaid since 2016. The Court noted that withholding salary while availing services amounts to exploitation, violating the fundamental right to livelihood. The State authorities justified the delay by alleging that the pe...