The Supreme Court entertained a public‑interest writ filed by M.C. Mehta challenging the employment of children below fourteen in hazardous factories and mines in Sivakasi and elsewhere, alleging violation of the fundamental right under Article 24 of the Constitution. The Court examined the …
The District Beedi Workers' Union filed writ petitions under Article 32 alleging non‑implementation of the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966, the Child Labour (Abolition) Act, 1986 and related welfare statutes, including the use of contract labour and manipulation of …
The petitioners, beedi manufacturers, challenged the 1977 notifications that brought the beedi industry within Schedule I of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, arguing that home workers who roll beedis at their residences were not "employees" under section 2(f) …
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