Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986

MANOHAR SINGHversusSTATE OF UP AND 2 OTHERS

Md. AshrafversusThe State of Bihar

The High Court considered bail applications filed by three petitioners accused of carrying a juvenile for the purpose of trafficking, offences punishable under Section 143(V) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, Section 79 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and …

SHUBHANGI SHARAD SUTAR AND ANRversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

The applicants, owners of a sparkling candle factory, were charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, offences under the Explosives Act and the Child Labour Act after a blast on 18 December 2023 killed 14 workers. They had been in custody for over two years with no progress in the …

PUBLIC UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIESversusSTATE OF TAMIL NADU & ORS.

The Public Union for Civil Liberties filed a public‑interest writ petition seeking enforcement of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 and the rehabilitation of freed bonded labourers. The Supreme Court examined the persistent non‑compliance of several states and Union Territories with …

BACHPAN BACHAO ANDOLANversusUNION OF INDIA & OTHERS

The Supreme Court entertained a public‑interest writ filed by Bachpan Bachao Andolan seeking protection for children employed in Indian circuses, who were subjected to physical, sexual and emotional abuse and denied education. The Court examined whether such employment violated the children’s …

M.C. MEHTAversusSTATE OF.TAMIL NADU

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 …