General secretary of the association of lecturers M Jadumani, in a statement, said that a special meeting of the association convened on Saturday decided to move the court.

AMWDCSULA secretary H Naoboy said that unskilled and skilled labourers working under municipal council are reeling under various problems arising out of non-payment of salary for more than a year.

IFP IMPACT: In July, Imphal Free Press interacted with some of the sanitation workers and sweepers working under the Imphal Municipal Council every day, to find out about their non-payment of salaries since April.

The teachers said they have not been paid since June this year and have made numerous complaints to the authorities.

There is an issue of non-payment of employees' salaries for more than 28 months