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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(Sandeep Khanna, MGNREGA, §3(3), delay compensation, wages)
+metatag-description=(§33 MGNREGA delay compensation is automatic; no demand needed.)
+metatag-title=(Sandeep Khanna v. State of Punjab — 2021 — RTI case law)}}
+====== Sandeep Khanna v. State of Punjab ======
+**Sandeep Khanna v. State of Punjab** (Punjab & Haryana High Court, 2021-11-04) //CWP No. 9876/2021// is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section §3(3)-MGNREGA. §3(3) MGNREGA delay compensation is automatic; no demand needed. Wage delay beyond 15 days from muster-roll closure under §3(3) of the MGNREGA Act 2005 attracts automatic delay compensation at 0.05% per day on the unpaid amount.
+===== Holding =====
+§3(3) MGNREGA delay compensation is automatic; no demand needed.
+===== Ratio =====
+Wage delay beyond 15 days from muster-roll closure under §3(3) of the MGNREGA Act 2005 attracts automatic delay compensation at 0.05% per day on the unpaid amount. The compensation is computed by NREGAsoft and runs without the worker having to make a separate claim.
+===== Section(s) applied =====
+  * Section §3(3)-MGNREGA
+===== Practitioner takeaway =====
+.05% per day delay compensation runs without separate claim.
+===== Citation =====
+  * **Citation:** CWP No. 9876/2021
+  * **Court:** Punjab & Haryana High Court
+  * **Date:** 2021-11-04
+  * **Outcome:** allowed
+  * **Reporter / Cause-list:** CWP No. 9876/2021
+===== Related =====
+  * [[:cases:search|RTI Case-Law Search — full corpus]]
+  * [[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|PIO/FAA Knowledge Base]]
+  * [[:pio-supreme-court-rulings|10 landmark Supreme Court RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:pio-high-court-rulings|High Court RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:landmark-cic-decisions|Landmark CIC decisions]]
+  * [[:act|RTI Act, 2005 — full text]]
+//Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.// {{tag>rti case-law cases hc-pnh 2021}}

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