State's duty is to ensure ‘living wages’ for workers, not label them as ‘terrorists’: Supreme Court

Supreme Court on Friday, May 15, 2026, reminded the State of its obligation to provide a “living wage” to workers, in accordance with the Constitution’s Directive Principles of State Policy. File

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The Uttar Pradesh government should not think of those who protested for higher wages in Noida on April 13 as “terrorists”, the Supreme Court said on Friday (May 15, 2026), reminding the State of its obligation to provide a “living wage” to workers, in accordance with the Constitution’s Directive Principles of State Policy.“They were asking for higher wages… don’t think they are terrorists,” Justice B.V. Nagarathna, heading a two-person Bench including JustIce Ujjal Bhuyan, told the Uttar Pradesh counsel. Published - May 15, 2026 09:11 pm IST