6.166 Pursuant to the Commission's direction, the District Magistrate, Meerut sent a report dated 4 April 2007 along with a copy of a report dated 17 March 2007 submitted by Deputy Labour Commissioner, Meerut region. The reports revealed that during investigation the labourers present on the spot did not have any complaint against the brick kiln owner. The labourers who wanted to go home were duly escorted by Constable Satyapal Singh and sent along with their families to their village Dinkarpur in District Muzaffar Nagar. The dispute between the owner Surendra Sharma and the complainant Dharmpal and other labourers, about payment was settled. Full payment of wages had been made to those labourers who left the brick kiln. The report concluded that there were no bonded labourers in the brick kiln. 6.167 On perusal of the report, the Commission requested one of its Special Rapporteurs to examine the record and suggest further course of action. He recommended that: 1. All the 29 persons be treated as bonded labourers. 2. They be formally released from bondage, if this has not been done already. 3. Release certificates be handed over to them individually by the Magistrate in Meerut District appointed u/s 21 of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act. 4. A sum of Rs. 5,80,000 at the rate of Rs. 20, 000 each be sanctioned and released in their favour towards rehabilitation assistance and they be rehabilitated at their native place in Muzaffarpur District according to their preferences, felt needs and interests; and 5. Additionally, they be paid Rs. 43,800 towards minimum wages which was outstanding against the employer. 6.168 The Commission directed that the Special Rapporteur's recommendations be conveyed to the District Magistrate, Meerut for comments/clarification and an action taken report be submitted to the Commission within eight weeks. The response is awaited. k) Right to Health 39. Death of Waiter due to Denial of Medical Care (Case No. 2272/30/2005-2006) 6.169 The Commission took suo motu cognizance of a newspaper report published in the 'The Hindustan Times' dated 19 August 2005, captioned “Hospital snuffs out patient". Ravinder, a poor Waiter in Delhi, had complained of breathlessness on 16 August 2005. He was taken to St. Stephen's Hospital but told there that he would not be able to bear the expenses of treatment and was advised to go to a Government Hospital. He went to the Lok Nayak Jai Parkash (LNJP) Hospital, where he was examined by a junior doctor who diagnosed him as a patient of T.B. He was, however, not admitted and advised to go to a T.B. Centre. He was thus taken to Rajan Babu T.B. (RBTB) Hospital at GTB Nagar, Delhi. There also he was refused admission and he died the next morning without receiving any treatment. National Human Rights Commission 63