New Delhi: Paying attention to the basic global concept of food security, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that in the absence of explicit allowances for him, the fundamental rights to live under article 21 Constitution can be interpreted to include rights to human dignity, entitled to food and other basic needs.
“The right to life is guaranteed by Article 21 …
give the right to every human being to live a dignity life with access to the most unlimited life.
To provide food security to the poor is the boundary task of all states and the government,” the Top Court was observed While issuing a lot of directions in the defense of three activists.
Activists – Anjali Bharadwaj, Harsh Mander and Jagdeep Chhokar – have sought the implementation of welfare measures for migrant workers who face difficulties again due to fungi and locking in various parts of the country during the second wave of Covid-19.
“There has been awareness throughout the world about food rights for humans.
Our country is no exception.
Lately, all governments have taken steps and take steps to ensure that no human must be influenced by hunger and not There are those who die because of starvation.
The basic concept of food security globally is to ensure that everyone, every time, must get access to basic food for their active and healthy life.
“The Indian Constitution has no explicit provisions regarding food rights.
The fundamental rights to life which are immortalized in Article 21 Constitution can be interpreted to include the right to live with human dignity, which can include the right to food and other basic needs, “Judge Judge Bhushan and Mr.
Shah.
The Best Court, in court 80-pages , referring to the data of the National Statistics Office (NSO) 2017-2018 and said there were around 38 crore workers involved in unorganized sectors and to provide food security to them was the task of the government.
“Thus, the number of people in the sector Unorganized more than 1/4 population throughout the country.
This unorganized worker does not have a permanent source.
Work and have involved themselves in a small time call and work in various places away from their original places.
The contribution of this worker to various projects, industry, made adequate daits in the economic development of the country, “he said.
The constitution imposes that community resource control is to promote people’s welfare by securing social and economic justice to a weaker part, he said.
Recognizing the fact that migrant workers have been affected by financial and other difficulties during pandemics because of their limited access and claim the welfare resources offered by the state and the United States (UTS).
“When migrant workers form more than 1/4 of the state population, all governments or The authorities must pay attention to the welfare of migrant workers.
Parliament has imposed various legislates to protect the interests and welfare of migrant workers, which we will pay attention to the next, “he said.
Holding the situation caused by the obligation to provide food security to the poor, the bench said the parliament with the aim of providing such security enforce the National Food Security Law, 2013.
“The central government can conduct exercises under the Section 9 National Food Security Law, 2013 to recheck the total number of people who will be borne under the country’s rural and urban areas,” the upper Court said Assessment.
The right to live under the Constitution can be interpreted to include rights to food, said SC
