They had failed to discharge their statutory duties under the provisions of the Building Other Construction Worker Regulations of Employment Conditions of Service Act, 1996 for short, the Act and the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996 for short the Cess Act , thus, they should be punished for violating the orders of this Court.
Vide Order dated 15th March, 2011, this Court dealt with Contempt Petition Nos.41 44 of 2011 filed by the petitioner and passed certain directions including that the Labour Secretary of the companycerned States should be present in the Court on the next date of hearing.
This order is in companytinuation to the all the previous orders passed by this Court, more particularly, the orders dated 18th January, 2011, 15th March, 2011, 25th April, 2011 and 28th November, 2011.
Thereafter, vide Order dated 25th April, 2011, the States of Nagaland, Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa and Uttarakhand, Union Territories of Lakshadweep and Chandigarh and Union of India were required to companyply with certain directions as well as to file affidavits of companypliance.
41 44 of 2011 had companytended that most of the states have number companyplied with the directions issued by this Court.
However, after passing of the above orders, most of the states have filed affidavits, showing status of companypliance with the directions issued by this Court as well as performance of their statutory duties.
The petitioner in Contempt Petition Nos.
Thereafter, they have number even cared to file further affidavits as directed by the orders of this Court.
