The Supreme Court has directed the Assam Government to disburse Rs. 5 Lakhs each to the 40 individuals appointed to the post of Lower Division Assistant (LDA) under a special State policy for rehabilitating families affected by terrorism.

A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi modified the Gauhati High Court's order, which quashed the State government termination orders, where instead of reinstating these individuals, the bench accepted the State Government proposal to offer them Rs. 5 Lakhs each as a one-time settlement against their reinstatement.

“Thus, modifying the direction reinstatement and payment of arrears of salary, we direct that the appellants shall pay Rs.5,00,000/-(Rupees Five Lakhs only) per respondent (40 in number as per Memo of Parties of presen

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