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'Inspector of Factories acted on SC directive'
Chennai,
Nov
12:
The
Madras
High
Court
has
dismissed
as
misconceived
and
devoid
of
merit,
writ
petitions
challenging
an
order
of
the
Inspector
of
Factories,
Mettur,
that
directed
powerloom
factories
in
Salem
to
comply
with
an
earlier
legal
notice
issued
to
them
for
allegedly
violating
the
law
by
employing
child
labour.
In
his
order,
Justice
K
Chandru
said
the
official
had
acted
on
the
Supreme
Court's
directive,
which
was
binding
on
all
authorities.
There
could
be
no
exception
to
either
the
show
cause
notice
or
the
final
order
passed
by
the
Inspector
of
Factories.
The
grievance
of
the
petitioners,
who
were
either
proprietors
or
partners
of
powerloom
factories
at
Taramangalam,
was
that
they
received
a
legal
notice
from
the
Inspector
in
November
1997,
stating
they
employed
child
labour
in
violation
of
the
Child
Labour
(Prohibition
and
Regulation)
Act.
The
name
and
age
of
the
child
and
the
father's
name
were
mentioned
and
the
petitioners'
attention
was
drawn
to
a
Supreme
Court
judgment.
The
respondent
inspected
the
factories
and
directed
the
petitioners
to
deposit
Rs
20,000
towards
the
child
labour
rehabilitation-cum-welfare
fund
in
10
days.
In one case, the petitioner sent a reply. It was stated that the worker concerned was 17 years old and she was working in the petitioner's address as an independent weaver. The person who came for inspection had not determined her age. A demand was made to re-inspect the factory and cancel the notice.
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