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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Beyond the right of mere existence: From the lens of slum dwellers -Harshita Gupta and Krishangee Parikh

Beyond the right of mere existence: From the lens of slum dwellers -Harshita Gupta and Krishangee Parikh

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published Published on Jul 15, 2022   modified Modified on Jul 15, 2022

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The recent observations of the Delhi High Court in Samar Pal versus Union of India urge us to ponder whether the right to life of slum dwellers deals with mere existence or includes the right to livelihood within its ambit.

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BEYOND the skyscrapers and posh lifestyle of cosmopolitan cities of India lie the lives of millions of slum dwellers. According to the 2018 report of the World Bank, 35 per cent of the urban population in India has been living in slums. These slum dwellers merely exist in society without having access to basic human rights. Society and the State often turn their faces away from this harsh reality. These circumstances provoke us to question if slum dwellers are any less human beings and citizens of this country.

The Delhi High Court’s judgment last week in Samar Pal versus Union of India sheds light on the crude life of slum dwellers, and raises the pertinent question of whether the right to life can be separated from the right to livelihood. The petitioners, in this case, were forced to move from one slum area to another owing to the development activities being undertaken by the Railways. As a result of displacement, these slum dwellers found it difficult to find work and consequently, they faced difficulties in sustaining themselves.

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TheLeaflet.in, 15 July, 2022, https://theleaflet.in/beyond-the-right-of-mere-existence-from-the-lens-of-slum-dwellers/


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