A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain expressed its displeasure over the non-filing of status report in the matter by the Delhi government and the police.
It asked the Joint Police Commissioner and the Labour Commissioner to appear along with their respective status reports on March 6, the next date of hearing.
"Delhi police and state government was directed to file status report in the case, but no report has been filed so far. Concerned Joint Commissioner of Police as well as Secretary/Commissioner of Labour Department will remain present along with the status report on next date of hearing," the court said.
The direction came on a PIL filed by NGO Save the Child Foundation alleging the government agencies do not have any plausible reason for not implementing the July 15, 2007 directions of the court by which 500 child labourers have to be rescued every month.
The plea has alleged that the authorities adopted a "lackadaisical approach" in implementing the court's order for elimination of child labour.
Earlier, the high court had sought the response of the Centre, Delhi government and the police for their failure in implementing its order.
Senior advocate H S Phoolka had attempted to connect the PIL on child labour with that of a juvenile facing proceedings in the December 16 gangrape case, claiming " he was also a victim of such abuse." (More)
