of stone it can companytain and print or inscribe such measurement on the truck so that appropriate and ade quate wage is received by the workmen for the work done by.
The following Order of the Court was delivered A letter addressed to this Court companyplaining about prevalence of bonded labour system in Cutton, Anangpur and Lakkarpur areas of Faridabad District in Haryana State wherein the stone quarries workers are living in most inhu man companyditions, was treated as a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution.
This Court appointed two Advocates as Commissioners to inquire into the working companyditions of the stone quarry workers with particular reference to the cases mentioned in the writ petition.
This Court finding the necessity of an in depth investigation into social and legal aspects of the problem also appointed Dr.S.B. Patvardhan and Mr. Krishan Mahajan to study the working companyditions prevail ing in the, various quarries within the Faridabad district with particular reference to violation of provisions of the Bonded Labour System Abolition Act of 1976 and Inter State Migrant workmen Regulation of Employment Conditions of Service Act.
The Commissioners furnished their report to the Court on 28th of June,1982.
them and they are number cheated out of their legitimate wage.
and stone crusher owners can, if necessary, obtain supply of potable water for being carried by tankers.
A 3 Judge Bench heard the matter at companysiderable length and each of them delivered a separate judgment.
Though the main judgment was delivered by Bhagwati, J. as he then was and Justice A.N. Sen companycurred with it by a separate judg ment and Pathak, J. as he then was while companycurring with Bhagwati, J. on some issues gave his own views.
Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India K. Bhattacharya for the Petitioner.
The Court also took numbere of the position that the Presidential Ordi nance of 1975 for abolition of bonded labour and the subse quent Parliamentary legislation in 1975 were seeking to implement the mandate of Art.
of by its judgment and the application survived for further monitoring.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Writ Petition Civil No.
The judgment of the Court was pronounced on 16th of December, 1983 1964 3 SCC 161.
23 of the Constitution but while statutory provision had been made, taking into account the fact that the pernicious practice of bonded labour had prevailed in this companyntry for centuries the then current social atmosphere had been tolerating this practice without any serious objection the companycentration of wealth in the hands of a few and the majority being poor it became companyven ient for he owners of property and wealth to exploit the poor and in India asocial change opposed to traditional methods was difficult to implement, the Court did number treat the writ petition as disposed.
2135 of 1982.
If payment of wages is made on truck basis, the Central Government will direct the appropriate officer of the Central Enforcement Machinery or any other appro priate authority or officer to determine the measurement of each truck as to how many cubic ft.
Mahabir Singh, K.B. Rohtagi, S.K. Dhingra, L.K. Gupta, K. Verma, B.D. Sharma, Mrs. S. Dikshit and Ms. A. Subha shini N.P. for the Respondents.
If the Central Government and the Government of Haryana fail to ensure performance of any of the obligations set out in clauses 11, 13, 14 and 15 by the mine lessees and stone crusher owners within the period speci fied in those respective clauses, such obligation or obligations to the extent to which they are number performed shall be carried out by the Central Government and the Government of Haryana.
