(1) THIS court by the judgment dated 16/12/1983 disposed of the main matter. By the judgment the court gave certain directions and appointed Mr Lakshmidhar Misra, the then central Labour Commissioner to investigate and submit a report to the court keeping the 21 directives in view. Subsequently, on a petition for contempt at the instance of the petitioner, Dr Jain of the Faculty of the National Labour Institute was appointed to inquire into the measures and report on the extent, to which the court directives had been implemented and to present to the court a clear picture of the issues involved for enabling the court to make necessary assessment and reach its conclusion as to whether the directions were being implemented, and as to whether it was appropriate or in the matter of monitoring the problems, some other course was necessary to be adopted. Dr Jain has also given his report.

(2) SINCE the judgment delivered in December 1983 did not conclude the matter and the court intended monitoring the subsequent steps, we heard the matter in July 1990. Swami Agnivesh appearing on behalf of the persons said to be freed bonded labour, supplied a list of such persons from th