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This followed a 1984 Supreme Court decision in a case brought by BMM. [4] Other cases on bonded labour brought to the Supreme Court by BMM have also extended the interpretation of the Constitution in areas of human rights. [5]
The system of bonded labour existed in Nepal since the 18th century; following the unification of Nepal, members of the ruling elite received land grants in the Terai and were entitled to collect revenue from those who cultivated the land. [3] The Kamaiya system bonds males to labour, and the Kamlari system bonds females.
At the age of 10, Iqbal escaped his slavery, after learning that bonded labour had been declared illegal by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. [12] He escaped and attempted to report his employer Ashad to the police, but the police brought him back to the factory seeking a finder's fee for returning escaped bonded labourers.
The Government of India passed the Abolition of Bonded Labour Act in 1976. [1] However, many people were deprived of the freedom due to lack of awareness and inaccessibility. The Kotlas of Jaunsar Bawar were one of these deprived people who were victims of bonded labour. RLEK made an initiative to free the people, accompanied by volunteers.
6487 Letters sent to all judges in High Court, Supreme Court, Education department, social welfare department, Commissions, members Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha etc. to create awareness; 16140 Stickers pasted in total 320 villages and RWAs across the country. In Delhi, 225 Resident Welfare Associations pledged to make their home child labour free.
The California Supreme Court ruling curtails the ability of public employees in the state to seek help from the courts in labor disputes.
Benedict McGowan and Others v Labour Court and Others [2013] 2 ILRM 276; [2013] IESC 21; [2013] 3 IR 718 is an Irish Supreme Court case, where an appeal was granted and the court made a declaration that the provisions of Part III of the Industrial Relations Act are invalid considering the provisions of Article 15.2.1 of the Constitution of Ireland. [1]
Supreme Court of India has also ordered that, the affected Employees shall not be permitted to get the 7th Central Pay Commission scales on the basis of the higher scales till such time as a final decision is taken. Accordingly, Pay Grievance Redress Committee was constituted under the Chairmanship of Justice D. Murugesan.