https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275475 Hard labour may lawfully be required from prisoners sentenced to rigorous imprisonment because such labour, when imposed by law, does not amount to prohibited forced labour under Article 23. Prisoners who work are entitled to equitable wages, with wage fixation to be guided by Minimum Wages Act principles, but reasonable deductions for food and clothing supplied in custody are permissible. The Court also recognised victim-oriented compensation as a relevant policy consideration, yet declined to order diversion of prison wages to victims in the absence of legislation, leaving that matter for legislative action by the States. en-us Thu, 24 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 16:45:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275475 Hard labour may lawfully be required from prisoners sentenced to rigorous imprisonment because such labour, when imposed by law, does not amount to prohibited forced labour under Article 23. Prisoners who work are entitled to equitable wages, with wage fixation to be guided by Minimum Wages Act principles, but reasonable deductions for food and clothing supplied in custody are permissible. The Court also recognised victim-oriented compensation as a relevant policy consideration, yet declined to order diversion of prison wages to victims in the absence of legislation, leaving that matter for legislative action by the States. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 24 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275475