The Supreme Court has ordered the immediate reinstatement of Pinky and her husband, a sweeper working in Varanasi Municipal Corporation through a contractor, to their jobs. The court clearly termed his dismissal as an act of revenge. Actually, Pinky had presented a case related to child trafficking in the Supreme Court. Many people have been punished in that case after the strictness of the court.
dismissal without cause
Senior advocate Aparna Bhatt, who is assisting the court as amicus curiae in the case, informed the two-judge bench headed by Justice JB Pardiwala about the case. He told that both of them were working for about a year. When he took the child trafficking case to the Supreme Court, the contractor terminated his services without any notice and due legal process. The reason for this dismissal has not even been recorded in the service register.
‘Restoration should happen in 55 minutes’
Describing this as a very serious matter, Justice Pardiwala said, ‘This is a direct violation of their constitutional rights. Coming to court is not a crime. When a poor person comes to court, he should get protection and not harassment. At around 11:05 in the morning, the court ordered, ‘Both should be reinstated by 12 noon i.e. in the next 55 minutes. If this does not happen, we will suspend the officer responsible for this.
What was the main issue?
On the night of 28 March 2023, a 1-year-old girl of a Safai Mitra couple, who was sleeping under Andhrapul in Varanasi, went missing. He filed a case of kidnapping against unknown people in Chetganj police station. Due to lax police investigation, no trace of the girl was found for 2 years. With the help of an NGO, Pinky reached the Supreme Court. After this the police became active. Ultimately, the girl was recovered from Kolkata on 20 March 2025. Information was also received about child trafficking network spread in many states.