Supreme Court of India

M.C. Mehta v. State Of.tamil Nadu

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 726

Bench Kuldip Singh, B.L. Hansaria and S.B. Majmudar JJ.

Decided 10 December 1996

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the offending employer must be asked F to pay compensation for every child employed in contravention of the provisions of the Act a sum of Rs. 20,000; and the Inspectors, whose appointment is visualised by section 17 to secure compliance with the provisions of the Act, should do this job.

Judgment, page 22

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