Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 333 · Decided 31 October 1990
M.C. Mehta v. State of Tamil Nadu and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 333 · [1990] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 518
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 465/1986
- Decided
- 31 October 1990
- Bench
- RANGANATH MISRA, M.H. KANIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 39(f), 45, 39(1), 32
Headnote
v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ORS. OCTOBER 31, 1990 B [RANGANATH MISRA, CJ. AND M.H. KANIA, J.] c D Constitution of India: Articles 39(f) & 45: Children employees of match factories of Sivakasi-Safety and well being of-Directions regarding. In terms of Article 39(1) of the Constitution until they complete the age of 14 years. Economic necessity, however, forces grown up children to seek employment. The petitioner assailed the employment of children in match factories in the respondent State by way of public interest litigation. The manufacturing process in such factories is
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