IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYNA AT CHANDIGARH. CrW.P.2192 of 2010 Date of decision:23.11.2010 Tej pal Petitioner vs. State of Punjab and others Respondent Present: Mr. Mahavir Singh, Advocate. M.M.S.BEDI,J. 28 persons, mentioned in para 28 of the petition are stated to have been illegally detained in Village Tohya P.S. Dasuya District Hoshiarpur against their wishes by respondents 4 and 5 in a brick kiln. The averments in the petition indicate that the violation of Bonded Labour System Abolition Act, 1976 has been alleged, for which the jurisdiction vests in the District Magistrate as well as the Executive Magistrate u/s 12/21 of the above said Act. The petitioner has not filed any representation or complaint to the said authorities. The petition is disposed of as not maintainable with liberty to the petitioner to approach the District Magistrate or the Executive Magistrate, District Hoshiarpur. In case any such representation or complaint is filed, the same would be decided within a period of 15 days. November 23 ,2010 ( M.M.S.BEDI ) TSM JUDGE