ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT ASSEMBLES TEAM TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN LUCKNOW
Category: Public & Regulatory
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The petitioner was also able to pinpoint that the state government has not done enough to ensure that the homeless were properly cared for and provided shelter within the city’s city limits. However, due to failures of the state, a numerous population is left without adequate support, which contributes to further activity of the court. It was said that this move shows the court’s intervention in order to guarantee the rights to life and personal dignity for every citizen of India as provided in the Article 21 of the Indian Constitution.
KEY ASPECTS .
The PIL was against the horrendous conditions of the workforce in India and it was filed in the Supreme Court of India, Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Om Prakash Shukla led the case while forming the special group of young lawyers. This team with the petitioner is supposed to do a round up look for homeless people within the city of Lucknow and collate the information. The gathered information shall help in implementing the necessary and sufficient state response towards the problem. The court has scheduled the following date of September 30, 2024, where the state is expected to appear and give the progress made as well as the efforts towards the support of the homeless persons.
CONCLUSION .
The Allahabad High Court’s effort to deal with the issue of homelessness in Lucknow is evidence that the apex court of the country is out to safeguard the constitutional rights of the vulnerable homeless people. That is why by creating a separate team to collect such information, the court is guaranteeing that state authorities will respond adequately and as soon as possible, perhaps even setting a precedent for addressing such problems in other districts.
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WRITTEN BY: ABHISHEK AIYAPPA
GUIDED BY: ADVOCATE ANIK
