The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has issued notices to the Maharashtra government and other authorities in response to a petition from 85 project-affected persons (PAPs). These individuals claim they have been unjustly denied regular employment and statutory benefits after their lands were acquired for the Chandrapur thermal power project. The petition argues that despite years of work as skilled trainees, they remain classified as trainees without access to benefits like provident fund and medical coverage. The court has scheduled a hearing for December 5, where the petitioners seek immediate regularization of their employment and challenge a recent recruitment advertisement that they argue violates existing laws protecting PAPs. The petitioners, aged between 24 and 50, fear they may soon be ineligible for permanent positions due to age restrictions.