INDORE: High court on Monday imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the state government for failing to argue the matter concerning changing of land use of 42 acre Hukumchand Mill area in the city.Justice Prakash Shrivastav ordered for the cost to be paid within the next two weeks, after which arguments will be heard in the matter.“An interim application to this effect had been moved by Hukumchand Mill Workers’ Union in 2016. Since the dues of the workers were to be paid after selling the land, the union had sought for its land use to be changed from industrial to commercial which would also boost the land’s value,” advocate Dheeraj Singh Panwar, the worker union’s counsel said The reply on behalf of the state government had been submitted in the matter earlier, on which arguments were yet to be made. On Monday, advocate Manoj Munshi- appointed by the state government for the case- did not appear before the court, instead his junior sought for time to argue the matter. The court ordered for a cost of Rs 50,000 on the state government. Meanwhile, the workers’ union also sought for the settlement of the claims of widows out of the Rs 50 crore granted by the state government.“The court has directed retired Justice SP Khare to reassess the claims of the workers who had died before the company’s winding up process began on July 20, 2001. The claims had been jointly calculated for all workers as on the date of winding up,” advocate Swati Mehta, appearing on behalf of official liquidator said.

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