Quoting Prophet Mohammed’s famous statement regarding immediate payment on completion of work, Judge GR Swaminathan has directed the Madurai Municipal Corporation to pay the outstanding fees of its former lawyer. Madurai Bench Judge Swaminathan strongly condemned the practice of appointing lawyers who charge huge fees for a single appearance in the court.

He cited a case in which a senior lawyer was paid Rs 4 lakh per appearance. He said that the university, which is arguing that its financial condition is such that it is unable to pay the dues of its retired employees, then how is it paying such high fees to its lawyers.

According to PTI report, he remarked that the Additional Advocate General appears even in those minor cases where his presence is not really required and which can be handled even by a person inexperienced as a government lawyer. All this happens for money. He said that the time has come to conduct an audit regarding the fees paid to law officers.

Former permanent counsel of the corporation had filed the petition

Former Municipal Corporation standing counsel P. Thirumalai had sought direction to Madurai Corporation to pay the fees of Rs 13.05 lakh for representing the Municipal Corporation in several cases. Judge Swaminathan said in his order dated December 19, ‘Give the employee the fruits of his hard work even before his sweat dries.’ This instruction is related to Prophet Mohammad.

what is the whole matter

The petitioner was the standing counsel for Madurai Municipal Corporation for more than 14 years from 1992 to 2006. He represented the Corporation in Madurai District Courts. His complaint was that the corporation did not pay his fees. So he filed a petition in 2006 demanding payment. According to the petitioner, the corporation was supposed to pay him Rs 14.07 lakh, but it has paid only Rs 1.02 lakh and Rs 13.05 lakh is still outstanding. The petitioners appeared in 818 cases and their financial condition was poor.

Keeping all these things in mind, the court directed the Legal Services Authority attached to Madurai District Court to verify the list of cases, obtain certified copies and provide it to the petitioner within two months. The corporation has been directed to pay the bills within the next two months without interest.

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Payment of traffic challan in Gurugram can now be done in a very easy and digital manner. Now drivers do not need to visit the traffic police office or court to pay the challan. The city traffic police has decided to install QR code based kiosk machines to make the process of challan payment faster and convenient. Let us know how it will work.

Where is this machine installed now?

Initially this kiosk machine has been installed in the city’s largest and busiest Ambience Mall. This step has been taken for the first time in the country to provide the facility of traffic challan payment through QR code. Its objective is to make the payment process simple, fast and user friendly for the people.

How will this work?

It is very easy to use this kiosk. Drivers will enter their vehicle number or challan number and a QR code will appear on the machine screen. By scanning it from the mobile phone, the challan will be paid immediately. This entire process is as easy and straightforward as an ATM machine, which anyone can use easily without any technical knowledge.

Will be able to make payment 24 hours

The special thing is that this kiosk will remain operational 24 hours. That means people can pay their challan anytime day or night as per their convenience. Installing it in a busy place like a mall is also a profitable deal because the people coming here can pay the challan during their shopping. This saves time. However, the traffic police has made it clear that the challans sent to the court cannot be paid through this kiosk right now.

How was the challan done earlier?

Earlier, drivers had to go to the traffic police office or court to pay the challan. This took both time and effort and many times one had to stand in long queues. QR code kiosk is the solution to this problem. This has made challan payment fast, transparent and convenient.

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On the one hand, the trend of UPI has increased rapidly in the country, on the other hand, dependence on credit card is continuously increasing on low income people. A study has revealed the fact that about 93 percent of the salary people who have earned less than 50 thousand rupees are dependent on this plastic money.

A study by Think 360 dot AI states that the financial behavior of more than 20,000 salaried and self -employment in India was analyzed in India during a year. According to this, 85 percent self -employment people are dependent on credit cards.

Dependence on credit card of low income people

The study released on Tuesday said that ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) services are used by 18 percent self -employment person and 15 percent salaried people. According to news agency PTI, Amit Das, founder and CEO of ‘Think 360.com’, says that in India’s developed debt scenario, credit cards and BNPL have now become needed for all, from salaried professionals to temporary personnel.

This report of the think tank also mentions the increasing influence of financial technology companies (Fintech), which leads India’s digital debt revolution. The study stated that Fintech companies distributed individual loans worth more than Rs 92,000 crore in Financial Year 2022-23, which is 76 percent of all new loans according to quantity.

Credit card changed rules

Significantly, the credit card holders are given a certain time-limit to pay the money. Apart from this, after spending up to a limit on credit card, many types of offers are made by the bank. In such a situation, it is quite popular for low income people from paying home bills to shopping.

Meanwhile, SBI has now changed some rules for credit card holders. These changes include the minimum insurance and payment settlement process on the premium card along with the minimum amount duty.

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Bangladesh crisis: On Saturday (March 22, 2025), thousands of laborers demonstrated and blocked the highway in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. He demanded reopening the factory, annual holiday, outstanding leave payment and bonus. The workers jammed the Dhaka-Maiman Singh highway for two hours, which disrupted traffic and the local people faced a lot of trouble. In Ghazipur district of Dhaka division, the workers of the Giant Nit Garment Factory started protesting after seeing the notice of the factory closure in the morning.

Ghazipur Industrial Police Sub -Inspector (SI) Farooq Hussain said that the workers had protested on Thursday over the holiday and bonus payment. According to the report of Bangladesh’s chief daily ‘The Dhaka Tribune’, in response, the factory officials issued a notice to close the factory. Despite several attempts to interact with the authorities about the holiday and bonus, the problems of the workers could not be resolved.

A protesting employee told ‘Daily Star’, ‘We are struggling to survive with our families. Eid is getting closer, yet there is no guarantee of our holiday payment and bonus. The factory should be opened with a farmney and our dues should be paid immediately ‘.

Workers of 15 textile factories demonstrated

Earlier this week, hundreds of workers blocked the Dhaka-Tangail and Dhaka-Maiman Singh highway at Bhogra bypass intersection of Ghazipur on the issue of non-payment of salary. The protests already created a traffic jam in the crowded area. The protesters alleged that more than 300 laborers did not get their salary. Officers are delaying their salary without giving any valid reasons. According to local media reports, last week, laborers from at least 15 textile factories in Kaliycoir, Ghazipur blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway in protest against the closure of a factory and alleged attack on workers. According to a report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) released in November 2024, Sri Lanka and Bhutan are the third largest percentage of low -paid laborers in South Asian countries after Sri Lanka and Bhutan.

Many factories closed

Economists say that this increasing inequality has forced low -income and unskilled workers to reduce food consumption. In August 2024, since the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus came to power, the protests and strikes of the workers across the country have taken up their hold on the deteriorating circumstances of not getting dues and working. According to reports, many factories have been closed due to continuous protests by the workers, while many workers lost their lives and many were seriously injured during the protest march.

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