THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU W.P.No.23752 of 2005 Date: 21.11.2005 Between: The Convener, Ankuram, Women & Child Development Society, Tarnaka, Secunderabad. …. Petitioner and The Commissioner of Labour, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad & others. ….. Respondents. THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU W.P.No.23752 of 2005 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) This is a taken up case on the petition, dated 15.10.2005, sent by the petitioner to call for the records and remarks from the respondents in relation to (i) rescuing one Jyothi, aged 17 years, R/o Kadiri, Anathapur district from the brothel house in New Delhi, and reaching the petitioner-Society’s Transit Home in Hyderabad, and her leaving from the Transit Home after 1 ½ years to her parents’ house at Kadiri; (ii) finding the said girl Jyothi along with her family members and 13 other families as bonded labourers in a quarry, where the said families are working as bonded labourers for years together; iii) her forcible marriage with one Kannappa, a bonded labourer; (iv) inaction of the authorities concerned on the complaint given by the petitioner to the Commissioner of Labour, Hyderabad; and (v) disappearing of all the other 13 families from the said stone quarry under physical threat from the employer. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Tanakal Police Station filed the counter-affidavit stating that on the complaint given by the petitioner, he registered a case in Crime No.57 of 2005 against one Nagaraju, his wife and two others, under Sections 16 and 17 of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 and accordingly arrested and produced them before the Magistrate concerned. Subsequently, they were released on bail. It is submitted by the leaned Government Pleader for Home across the Bar that necessary action was taken against the said Nagaraju by registering a case under Sections 16 and 17 of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition )Act and he was arrested and remanded to judicial custody. Therefore, in view of the submission made by the learned Government Pleader for Home and in view of the averments made in the counter, no further orders are necessary in this writ petition and accordingly, the same is liable to be dismissed. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. However, it is made clear that the investigation into crime No.57 of 2005 on the file of Tanakal Police station shall go on in accordance with law. ----------------------------- (T. MEENA KUMARI.J) ------------------------------ (K.C. BHANU.J) Date: 21.11.2005 ksld