Why 'unilateral' action was taken in Australia against former High Commissioner of India, know the whole matter

Former High Commissioner of India Navdeep Singh Suri was trapped by a female employee working in his own house. He accused Suri of making him work for 17 and a half hours a day and not paying him his salary. The matter reached the Australian court. The court ruled in favor of the female employee and ordered Suri to pay Rs 74 lakh to his female staff.

Major action has been taken against a former High Commissioner of India in Australia. The Federal Court of Australia took this action against him after the allegations of the female staff working at his house. The name of this female staff is Seema Shergil. Shergill accused former High Commissioner of India Navdeep Singh Suri of working in unfair conditions and not paying salary.

Shergil told in the court that he worked at Suri's house for about a year, for which he did not pay. During the hearing in the case, Justice Elizabeth Raper ordered Suri to pay $ 136,000 (about Rs 74 lakh) along with interest as compensation to his former female domestic worker within 60 days. At the same time, people in India are calling this court's decision against Suri one-sided.

Claims to work 17 and a half hours a day

Let us tell you that Shergil told the court that she used to work at Suri's place 7 days a week, that too for 17.5 hours. According to the report of news agency PTI, Shergill had traveled to Australia in April 2015 and worked at Suri's house in Canberra for a year.

Shergill took Australian citizenship in 2021

Actually, Shergill was issued an official passport and in 2016 he was asked to return to India, but he did not do so. Shergill had taken Australian citizenship in 2021. The Indian Foreign Ministry has not yet responded to the Australian court's decision.