Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1454 · Decided 10 December 1996
M.C. Mehta v. State OF.TAMIL Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1454 · [1996] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 726
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 465/1986
- Decided
- 10 December 1996
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, B.L. HANSARIA, S.B. MAJMUDAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 24, 41
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: A1ticles 24, 39(e), (f), 41, 45, 47 and 32. Public Interest Litigation-Child Labour-Abolition of-Children aged C . below 14 years must not be employed in any factory or mine or other hazardous work-They must be given education as desired by Article 45 and declared in Act-Offending employer would be liable to pay compensation of Rs. 20,000 for every child employed D in contravention of those provisions--Govemment must either provide job to an adult member of the family in lieu of the child of that family who was employed in any factory or a mine or in
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