Now, there is no dearth of liberated and resourceful' contractors, who would consider it economical not to obtain the licence at all but to pay a fine of Rs 1,000 (skilfully avoiding imprisonment) and continue paying a fine of Rs 100 a day with a smile. He would thus save licence fees and with no conditions stipulated for wages, hours of work, can make hundreds of rupees a day by increasing working hours and cutting wages. This, of course, is a worldly possibility, which cannot be taken note of judicially and we must thus leave the contract labour to its liberalised fate.
