The cases regarding the release of bonded laborers will now be decided by the judicial magistrate courts, in an ordinary manner, and not by tahsildars and revenue divisional officers (RDOs). A Madras High Court bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Satish K Agnihotri and Justice M Sathyanarayanan reportedly struck down Section 21 of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, along with...