New Delhi, May 08: The Law Commission has expressed the view that Centre and state governments should give top priority to implementation of various Supreme Court judgements aimed at making the right to life meaningful.
The Law Commission, while submitting its 223rd Report on
`Need for Ameliorating the lot of the Have-nots: Supreme
Court`s Judgements` has expressed the view that the Union and
the state governments "should accord top priority to
implementation of the judgements rendered by the Supreme Court
in their letter and spirit in order that the lot of the
have-nots is ameliorated."
According to the report, in a large number of cases, the
Supreme Court has considered the scope of Article 21 of the
Constitution, which assures right to life. To make right to
life meaningful and effective, the Supreme Court put up
expansive interpretation and brought within its ambit a myriad
of rights.
Various laws have been enacted to eradicate poverty: some
of them directly deal with them and some of them indirectly.
"Nevertheless, their tardy implementation makes us lag behind
in effectively dealing with the problem," the report,
submitted to Law minister H R Broadway, added.
The report lamented that "in spite of the constitutional
safeguards and state legislative intervention in favour of the
poor and the needy, their socio-economic condition is
deteriorating. Social and economic equality still remains a
mirage for them."
Bureau Report
