Karnataka HC shocked as staff nurse gets ₹10,000 salary for 16 years despite court orders

A view of the High Court of Karnataka. | Photo Credit: File photo

The High Court of Karnataka has expressed serious concern over a staff nurse at the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubballi, being paid a consolidated salary of just ₹10,000 a month for nearly 16 years because the authorities have failed to take steps to issue a caste validity certificate to her despite directions from the court.

A Division Bench comprising Justice M. Nagaprasanna and Justice Hema Kulkarni, in an interim order, has directed the State government to explain why the salary loss suffered by the nurse should not be determined and recovered from the officials responsible for the prolonged delay.