Right to Water as a Human right and Indian Constitution: An analysis of various judgments of Apex Court of India1
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 4
Abstract
Water is one of the most significant substance on earth. All plants and animal must have water for survival. If there is no water there would be dream of life on earth. Other than drinking even water has many uses which is essential to deal day to day activities. The basic reason is body loses water through the activities such as breathing, sweating and most important digesting the food. That is why it is important to rehydrate by drinking liquid and eating food containing water. Everybody needs it to maintain the temperature of body by using through cells, organs and all tissues and proper maintaining of other functions of body. The earth covered two third of its space with water but still people of various country including India facing water crisis in different parts. The government having different schemes and policies to provide water to their citizen for survival but there are reasons which shows that the people still facing some problem related to the water. Through this article author tries to discuss about the proactive steps of judiciary related to the water issues in India. Though there are rights under Indian Constitution like fundamental rights but there is no express rights has been given so far as water is concern provided in the interest of people at large the judiciary actively took cognizance of this serious issue and with the extended interpretation protected it as other rights. Hence forth the study showed that judiciary played utmost active role related to the water and tries to include in the sphere of right as other rights given under Indian Constitution.
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Anuja Mishra
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