V. P. MOHAN KUMAR, J.

( 1 ) THIS writ petition is filed by a public spirited young lawyer Shri A. Srirama Babu to espouse the cause of unorganised, less and underprivileged children commonly described as "children of lesser god" and who, according to him, have been left to fend for themselves uncared for, resulting in exploitation and deprivation of basic amenities of life and other constitutional and statutory safeguards guaranteed to a citizen of India which they are also entitled to enjoy like any other.

( 2 ) THE writ petition has been filed mainly moved by the report appearing in the kannada daily "prajavani" dated 1-1-1997. The report contains a succinct account of the plight of the working and neglected children. The writ petition impleaded the state, the secretary of labour department and the labour commissioner as party respondents. As these proceedings cannot be termed as an adversary litigation as such, on 17-1-1997, the court directed Shri k. h. jagadish, learned government advocate, to take notice on behalf of the respondents. Thereafter, la. No. I was filed by a society described as campaign against child labour (hereinafter referred to as 'cacl') to get themselves imp

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