Jaswinder Kaur v. State Of Haryana And Others
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2 + 34 15 The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to get detenues mentioned in paragraph No. 3 of the petition, released from the illegal custody of respondents No. 4 and 5.
Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner contends that the petitioner as well as the other detenues so mentioned in the petition had been engaged by respondents No. 4 and 5 to work as labourers in the brickkiln owned and operated by the said respondents and that the labourers were to be paid at the rate of Rs.220/- per 1000 bricks. He contends that despite the amount being overdue, the petitioner as well as the other detenues are not being paid their dues and that the detenues have been illegally detained.
Learned counsel submits that he will be satisfied in case the
)) respondent No. 2, who is the competent authority in terms of Section 16 and 17 of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 (hereinafter to be referred as 'the Act of 1976') is directed to take decision in terms of the judgment passed by this Court in LPA No. 32 of 2013 titled as Murti Versus the State of Punjab and others. The relevant extract of the said judgment reads thus:
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A further reference was also made to the order passed in Criminal Writ Petition No. 4666 of 2020 titled as Gurnam Singh Vs. the
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