Judical Action to end Bonded Labour - Human Rights Commission ...

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ìPast-peshgis prior to 18-9-1988 can be recovered in accordance
with law. The court has neither declared them void nor have they been held
to be irrecoverable.î
ΦϳέΎΗ
The letter with the note is reproduced below;
ϢϴΣήϟ΍ ϦϤΣήϟ΍ Ϳ΍ ϢδΑ
ÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖ ΏΎϨΟ
έϭΩΰϣ ؟ՍϬΑ ϡΎϧ
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̶ϣήΘΤϣ ϭ ̶ϣή̰ϣ
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ؐϴϣ 18-9-1988 ؟ΧέϮϣ ؟Ϡμϴϓ ف̯ ϥΎΘδ̯Ύ̡ Ի̶Ϥψϋ Ζϟ΍Ϊϋ ΐΣΎλ ΞΟ ϞοΎϓ ؟Ϡχ Ϟπϓ΍ ΪϤΤϣ βՍδΟ ΏΎϨΟ
فϧ ΐΣΎλ ΞΟ ϞοΎϓ Ύ̯ βΟ ف٫ ̶ΗΎΟ ̶΋Ύ̡
̶Ϥ٬ϓ ςϠϏ Ϫ̪̯ ؐϴϣ ؏ϭέϭΩΰϣ ؏ϮϨ̯έΎ̯ ή̡ ρΎϘϧ ؐϴϣ ؟ϠδϠγ ف̯ ϡϮϗέ ̶̴θϴ̡
̶τΨΘγΩ ήϳί ؟̯ ف٫ ΎϳΎϣήϓ έΩΎλ Ϣ̰Σ ف΋Ϯ٫ فΗΎՍϤϧ Ζγ΍ϮΧέΩ ϕήϔΘϣ ̮ϳ΍ Ϯ̯ ˯20-11-1888
؟ΧέϮϣ ف΋Ϯ٫ فΘϴϟ βՌϮϧ
΍άԻ٬ϟ ؐϳή̯ ΖΣΎοϭ ؐϴϣ ̶ϬՍ̩ ̵ήϳήΤΗ ̮ϳ΍ فϴϟ ف̯ فϧή̯ έϭΩ Ϯ̯ ̶Ϥ٬ϓ ςϠϏ ̶ϟ΍ϭ فϧΎΟ ̶΋Ύ̡ ؐϴϣ ϦϤο ف̯ ϡϮϗέ ̶̴θϴ̡
̶Θϗϭ Ϯ̯ ϡϮϗέ ̶̴θϴ̡ ̶̯ ̶οΎϣ ؟̯ ف٫ ̶ΗΎΟ ̶̯ ΖΣΎοϭ فϴϟ ف̯ ωϼσ΍ ̶̯ ̟΁ ؐϴϣ ϞϴϤόΗ ̶̯ Ϣ̰Σ ف̯ ΐΣΎλ ΞΟ ϞοΎϓ
؟όϳέάΑ Ύϳ ή̯ Ύ̴ϟ ή̡ ϡΎ̯ ̶ΘγΩήΑί Ύϳ βϴϟϮ̡ ؟όϳέάΑ ϡϮϗέ ؟ϳ Ϧ̰ϴϟ -Ύ̳
ف΋ΎΟ ΎϳΩ ؟ϧ έ΍ήϗ ̶ϟϮλϭ ϞΑΎϗΎϧ Ύϳ ̶ϧϮϧΎϗ ήϴϏ ή̡ έϮσ
ϡϮϗέ ̶̴θϴ̡ ؐϴϣ βΟ ̶̳ ف΋Ύϣήϓ έΩΎλ ϡΎ̰Σ΍
Ϊϳΰϣ Ζϟ΍Ϊϋ ؐϴϣ ؟ϠδϠγ α΍ -̶̳
ف΋ΎΟ ̶̯ ؟ϧ ϝϮλϭ ؟Ϙϳήσ ̵ήΒΟ ̶ϬΑ ̶δ̯
ؐϴϣ ؟ϠδϠγ α΍ Ύϳ ؐϴ΋ΎΟ ̵Ω ή̯ ϢΘΧ Ϟ̰ϟΎΑ ؏ΎϴϟϮλϭ ؟̯ ϝ΍Ϯγ ؟ϳ -ف٫
ϞϣΎη ̶ϬΑ ϝΎϤόΘγ΍ Ύ̯ տϨϓ Γ΍Ϯ̯ί فϴϟ ف̯ ̶̴ϴ΋΍Ω΍ ̶̯
ΕΎϣΎψΘϧ΍ ϡΎϤΗ ؐϴϣ ϦϤο α΍ -ف٫
ΎΗΎΟ Ύϴ̯ ήΧΆϣ فϴϟ ف̯ ٪Ύϣ Ϫ̩ ή̡ έϮσ ̶Θϗϭ ϮΗ ف΋ΎΟ ̶̯ ̵ίΎγ ϥϮϧΎϗ ή̡ ίήσ ̶̯ ΕέΎϬΑ
-Ύ̳
ف΋ΎΟ Ύϴ̯ έϮϏ ف΋Ϯ٫ فΘϬ̯έ ήψϧΪϣ Ϯ̯ ف٫ ΖϤ٫Ύϔϣ ̶̯ ϦϴϘϳήϓ ή̡ ϦΟ
ϥΎΧ Ϳ΍ ϥΎδΣ΍
-؏Ϯ٫
Ύ٫έ ή̯ ΍ά٫ ̶ϬՍ̩ ϒϟ ϞϘϧ ϮՌϮϓ ̮ϳ΍ ̶̯ ϻΎΑ ؟ϟϮΤϣ ˯20-11-1988
ή̡ Ζγ΍ϮΧέΩ ̶Ό̳ ̵Ω فγ ϑήσ ̶̯ ϥΎ̰ϟΎϣ ؟ՍϬΑ ؟̯ ϮΟ ϞϘϧ ̶̯ ˯22-11-1988
؟ΧέϮϣ Ϣ̰Σ ف̯ Ζϟ΍Ϊϋ
ՊϮϧ
ήΒϤϧ
؟ΧέϮϣ Ϣ̰Σ έϭ΍ ̮ϳ΍ ف̯ Ζϟ΍Ϊϋ
-ف٫
΍ά٫ ϒϟ ̶ϬΑ ٪ϭ ΍Ϯ٫ έΩΎλ
6. About two months have passed since the order dated 18-9-1988 was passed. Many
controversies now stand resolved. In my assessment the majority of the owners are
honest, God-fearing and honourable citizens. Same applies to the majority of the
labourers.
7. Some of the owners made formal petitions for review, reconsideration and/or
clarification of the order dated 18-9-1988. After hearing all the learned counsel, it
appeared as if they sought clarification of the order. When told that it is not a final
order and the case has to go to the Bench for final orders, they made their
submissions and proposals for improving the arrangements already made. Some of
them submitted the proposal in writing that office-bearers of every Bar Association in
the Punjab be asked to help resolve the differences of owners and labourers on the
question of re-payment/return of past peshgis. This was a laudable suggestion. It
would have been accepted by the court, amongst others, for the reason that the
honourable members of the Bar are not only to be entrusted the important role in the
enforcement of fundamental rights in this first case of its nature dealt by the Supreme
court; but, also they should act as a vanguard of an enlightened intellectual force for
the enforcement of the fundamental rights and other similar rights enshrined in the
constitution and the Objectives Resolution. However, the court has not been able to
put this scheme into operation because of certain procedural impediments regarding
the role of the Bar Associations in the Bar Councils Act and also due to the elections
with which the leaders of the Bar at the local level were deeply concerned. This
question and other proposals would, however, be dealt with by the Bench hearing the
case. .