IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1995 of 2010 (M/S) Momin S/o Salmu .. Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand & others … Respondents Mr. B.S. Adhikari, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.P. Shah, Standing Counsel on behalf of respondents No.1 to 5. (Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. ) Heard Mr. B.S. Adhikari, Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. N.P. Shah, Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of respondents 1 to 5. By mans of this petition the petitioner has sought the following relief- (i) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents/authorities to ensure the compliance of the “Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976” and get the petitioner and his all the mentioned relatives free from the bonded labour of respondent Nos. 6 and 7. (ii) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents/authorities to ensure the rehabilitation of the petitioner and other mentioned relatives working as bonded labour, after getting them free. The grievance of the petitioner is that in the month of August, 2010, Noor Hassan, who is working in M/S Savera Bricks Field Firm/respondent No.6, insisted the petitioner and his other 29 relatives mentioned in the petition, that if they work in the respondent No.6- Firm, they will get the wages @ Rs. 228/- for every thousand bricks along with fooding and lodging facility. On the assurance given by Noor Hassan, the petitioner and his all the relatives started working in the Firm w.e.f. 22-09-2010. After about one month the proprietors of the Firm named Hazi Nawajis and Pappu Tyagi along with their employees started harassing the petitioner and his relatives and they 2 did not pay the agreed wages. The petitioner and his all relatives are feeling that they are working in the Brick Firm as bonded labour. Therefore, with the help of a local lawyer petitioner has managed to escape and sent registered letters to District Magistrate Hardiwar, S.S.P. Haridwar as well as Labour Commissioner Haridwar on 9.11.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has filed representation before the District Magistrate Haridwar to take action in the matter and get freed the relatives of the petitioner from the clutches of respondents 6 and 7 and the same is pending. Therefore, direction be issued to respondent No.2 to take decision on the representation of the petitioner as early as possible. Prayer made is innocuous. The respondent no.2/District Magistrate, Haridwar is directed to take decision on the representation of the petitioner (Annexure No.1 to the writ petition), as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period six weeks, from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the above direction the writ petition is disposed of finally. Dated: 24-11-2010 (B.S. Verma, J. ) ISB 3