The court issued notice to the Ministry of Labour and the Chief Labour Commissioner and sought their reply by May 9.
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the response of the Centre and the Chief Labour Commissioner on a plea by a labour enforcement officer claiming he was not protected despite being a whistleblower. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva asked the government to place on record whether it carried out any inquiry on his complaint alleging corruption against the Regional Labour Commissioner at Ranchi and that he was manhandled by some of the staff there.
The court issued notice to the Ministry of Labour and the Chief Labour Commissioner and sought their reply by May 9. “He has raised issues relating to protection of whistleblowers. I am only looking at your (the government’s) policy regarding that. If any inquiry has been carried out by you on his complaint then file it,” the judge said. During the hearing, the ministry contended that an inquiry was held, but nothing as alleged by the whistleblower was found.
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