SC asks States, UTs to reply to points associated to the homeless, plans for winter
By PTI
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday requested all states and union territories (UT) to reply inside three weeks to points offered earlier than the court docket in a word by senior advocate Prashant Bhushan concerning the variety of homeless folks, shelter houses and the plans they’ve for them for the upcoming winter season.
A bench headed by Chief Justice UU Lalit, which was listening to petitions associated to the city homeless, was advised the variety of shelter houses in city areas are grossly insufficient.
“We are not being pessimistic but the kind of pressure of population we have in this country, whatever you do as of now today after a year or two, there will still be some infirmity or the other,” noticed the bench, additionally comprising Justices S R Bhat and Bela M Trivedi.
“We have such a large population who are unfortunately without any subsistence, without any kind of means, who are rendered homeless,” it stated.
The high court docket urged it will be higher if these points are handled by the excessive courts involved.
Prashant Bhushan, showing for one of many petitioners, stated the apex court docket’s interventions within the matter have had helpful and salutary impact.
“Do we keep interfering at every juncture?” the bench requested him.
Bhushan referred to the apex court docket terming housing for the homeless an necessary nationwide concern and constituting a committee headed by former excessive court docket decide Justice Kailash Gambhir.
He stated the matter has come up for listening to now, after nearly three years.
“It is essential that all the states be asked to file status reports,” he stated.
Bhushan stated the states ought to file standing stories giving particulars together with the variety of homeless folks, the variety of shelters useful in every state, their location and the services out there.
He stated the states must also give particulars about their plans for winter which is approaching.
The bench stated in its order {that a} word has been submitted by Bhushan which seeks to focus on the prevailing points and sure areas which wants consideration.
“As stated in the note, certain questions raised in the penultimate paragraph call for detailed response on behalf of every state/Union Territories. We, therefore, direct all States/Union Territories to respond to the note and particularly to questions raised in the note,” it stated.
The high court docket, which posted the matter for resumed listening to on November 29, directed that the responses be filed inside three weeks.
During the listening to, the bench was knowledgeable concerning the National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) and likewise that the Centre has present funds to the states and UTs.
“Now to what extent that financial accommodation has been translated into the form of actual facility is a matter of execution so why should the high courts be not given that particular task?,” the bench stated.
While listening to the matter earlier, the apex court docket had expressed shock over welfare schemes for the homeless not being successfully applied even after spending 1000’s of crores of rupees.
The petitioners had referred to a report of the apex court-appointed committee headed by former Delhi High Court decide Justice Kailash Gambhir and stated the variety of shelter houses in some states was a lot lower than required.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday requested all states and union territories (UT) to reply inside three weeks to points offered earlier than the court docket in a word by senior advocate Prashant Bhushan concerning the variety of homeless folks, shelter houses and the plans they’ve for them for the upcoming winter season.
A bench headed by Chief Justice UU Lalit, which was listening to petitions associated to the city homeless, was advised the variety of shelter houses in city areas are grossly insufficient.
“We are not being pessimistic but the kind of pressure of population we have in this country, whatever you do as of now today after a year or two, there will still be some infirmity or the other,” noticed the bench, additionally comprising Justices S R Bhat and Bela M Trivedi.
“We have such a large population who are unfortunately without any subsistence, without any kind of means, who are rendered homeless,” it stated.
The high court docket urged it will be higher if these points are handled by the excessive courts involved.
Prashant Bhushan, showing for one of many petitioners, stated the apex court docket’s interventions within the matter have had helpful and salutary impact.
“Do we keep interfering at every juncture?” the bench requested him.
Bhushan referred to the apex court docket terming housing for the homeless an necessary nationwide concern and constituting a committee headed by former excessive court docket decide Justice Kailash Gambhir.
He stated the matter has come up for listening to now, after nearly three years.
“It is essential that all the states be asked to file status reports,” he stated.
Bhushan stated the states ought to file standing stories giving particulars together with the variety of homeless folks, the variety of shelters useful in every state, their location and the services out there.
He stated the states must also give particulars about their plans for winter which is approaching.
The bench stated in its order {that a} word has been submitted by Bhushan which seeks to focus on the prevailing points and sure areas which wants consideration.
“As stated in the note, certain questions raised in the penultimate paragraph call for detailed response on behalf of every state/Union Territories. We, therefore, direct all States/Union Territories to respond to the note and particularly to questions raised in the note,” it stated.
The high court docket, which posted the matter for resumed listening to on November 29, directed that the responses be filed inside three weeks.
During the listening to, the bench was knowledgeable concerning the National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) and likewise that the Centre has present funds to the states and UTs.
“Now to what extent that financial accommodation has been translated into the form of actual facility is a matter of execution so why should the high courts be not given that particular task?,” the bench stated.
While listening to the matter earlier, the apex court docket had expressed shock over welfare schemes for the homeless not being successfully applied even after spending 1000’s of crores of rupees.
The petitioners had referred to a report of the apex court-appointed committee headed by former Delhi High Court decide Justice Kailash Gambhir and stated the variety of shelter houses in some states was a lot lower than required.
