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Allahabad High Court

MANOHAR SINGHversusSTATE OF UP AND 2 OTHERS

Decided

Holding

If an objection has been filed against a notice under the Child Labour Act and there is no legal impediment, the matter must be decided expeditiously.

Issues considered

  • Whether an objection filed against a notice under the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 mandates an expeditious decision by the court

Legislation cited

Subjects

  • child labour
  • notice
  • objection
  • expeditious disposal
  • writ petition
  • High Court

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                             WRIT - C No. - 36419 of 2026

                                    Manohar Singh
                                                                                                  .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                        Versus

                                    State Of Up And 2 Others
                                                                                                .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)        : Deepak Kumar Srivastava, Deepanshi
                                                                       Srivastava
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)        : C.S.C.

                                    Court No. - 36
                                               HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.

                                    1. Heard Ms. Deepanshi Srivastava, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri

                                    Prabhakar Tripathi, learned Standing Counsel for State-Respondents.


                                    2. Learned counsel for petitioner, on instruction, submits that she is pressing

                                    only prayer no. (B) that since an objection has already been filed to the

                                    notice issued under the provisions of Child Labour (Prohibition and

                                    Regulation) Act, 1986, the same may be decided expeditiously.


                                    3. In aforesaid circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of that if an

                                    objection has already been filed against notice issued under the provisions of

                                    aforesaid Act and if there is no legal impediment, the same be decided

                                    expeditiously in accordance with law.


                                                                                 (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
                                    September 18, 2026
                                    AK




Digitally signed by :-
AWADESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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