Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Oct 1: High Court today closed the PIL seeking direction to ensure strict compliance of labour laws with respect to payment of wages and allowances to all the construction labourers working in the J&K
The Division Bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice V C Koul said that no one is coming forward to press the petition. The public interest litigation was initiated seeking direction upon the respondents to ensure strict compliance of labour laws with respect to payment of wages and allowances to all the construction labourers working in the State of J&K from the date of joining the construction work with the infrastructure companies in accordance with the building and other constructions workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act 1996 and contract labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970 read with notification dated 3rd April, 2018, issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, New Delhi and to provide all the other facilities and benefits which are otherwise available to them.
A further prayer was made to strictly comply with the provisions of Interstate Migrant Workman (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Services) Act 1979 and the Welfare Board be directed to educate the masses and the general public about the rights of the construction workers.
“The petition as drafted and filed is highly vague and is devoid of any specific instances where the wages have not been paid and the facilities have not been provided to the workers in accordance with the law”, DB said
The DB further added that the Court cannot be expected to make a roving enquiry and find out the workers who have not been paid proper wages.
“In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, we do not deem it necessary to devote any further time on the matter and, as such, directs the petition to be consigned with liberty to individual person or their association, if any, to take up their cause, if necessary, before the competent Authority”, court said.
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