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Kolkata, Nov 7 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Centre to immediately implement the MGNREGA scheme in West Bengal, while granting four weeks’ time to file an affidavit regarding payment of arrears to beneficiaries.

Passing an interim order, a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen said, “So far as payment of arrears is concerned, four weeks’ time is granted to the Centre and other respondents to file their affidavit-in-opposition." Reply to the averments made in the affidavits-in-opposition may be filed by the petitioners within two weeks therefrom, Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul directed.

The PILs being heard together over Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) payme

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