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1974 (3) TMI 104 - SUPREME COURTSection 28 of the Act was challenged as conferring arbitrary and unguided power and, therefore violative of Articles 14 and 15 - Held that:- Petition dismissed. Section 28 of the Act confers power on the Government to appoint persons as it thinks fit to be the inspectors for the purposes of the Act and such inspector shall have power to enter at all reasonable hours the premises or place where contract labour is employed for the purpose of examining any register or record or notice and examine any person and seize, or take copies of documents mentioned therein. When they have reasons to believe that an offence has been committed, they can seize or take copies. This point was taken by the Intervener. An. intervener cannot raise points which are not canvassed by the petitioners in the pleadings. For these reasons, the contentions of the petitioners fail. The petitions are dismissed. Parties will pay and bear their own costs.
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