Question:
Re-read excerpts from the judgment on the Olga Tellis vs Bombay Municipal Corporation case. Now write in your own words what the judges meant when they said that the Right to Livelihood was part of the Right to Life.
Answer:
Olga Tellis vs Bombay Municipal Corporation case portrays the plight of lakhs of persons who live on pavements and in slums in the city of Bombay They constitute nearly half the population of the city These men and women came to Court to ask for a judgment that they cannot be evicted from their shelters without being offered alternative accommodation. They rely for their rights on Article 21 of the Constitution which guarantees that no person shall be deprived of his life except according to procedure established by law. They do not contend that they have a right to live on the pavements. Their contention is that they have a right to live, a right which cannot be exercised without the means of livelihood. They have no option but to flock to big cities like Bombay, which provide the means of bare subsistence. They only choose a pavement or a slum which is nearest to their place of work. Their plea is that the right to life is misleading without a right to the protection of the means by which alone life can be lived.
Judiciary
Q 1.
If they do not like the Supreme Court verdict, the accused can go back again to the Trial Court.
Q 2.
What are the guidelines that the police have to follow during investigation?
Q 3.
What is the structure of the judicial system of India?
Q 4.
What is the role of the police in the Criminal Justice System?
Q 5.
Define the term 'Criminal Justice System'.
Q 6.
Who is a Prosecutor?
Q 7.
Write a brief note on the independence of the judiciary.
Q 8.
What is the role of the judge in the Criminal Justice System?
Q 9.
Why is the Prosecutor called a Public Prosecutor?
Q 10.
What does judiciary mean?
Q 11.
What do you understand by the word 'law'?
Q 12.
What are the procedures that have to be followed if the criminal trial has to be a Fair Trial?
Q 13.
Mention the branches of the Legal system.
Q 14.
What is "Public interest Litigation"?
Q 15.
You read that one of the main functions of the judiciary is 'upholding the law and Enforcing Fundamental Rights’. Why do you think an independent judiciary is necessary to carry out this important function?
Q 17.
Re-read excerpts from the judgment on the Olga Tellis vs Bombay Municipal Corporation case. Now write in your own words what the judges meant when they said that the Right to Livelihood was part of the Right to Life.
Q 18.
Re-read the list of Fundamental Rights provided in Chapter 1. How do you think the Right to Constitutional Remedies connects to the idea of judicial review?
Q 19.
Why do you think the introduction of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the 1980s is a significant step in ensuring access to justice for all?
Q 20.
Write a brief note on the criminal procedure in the Criminal Justice System in India.
Q 21.
What is the'appellate system'?
Q 22.
How is the work of the judiciary categorised?
Q 23.
In the following illustration, fill in each tier with the judgments given by the various courts in the Sudha Goel case. Check your responses with others in class.
Q 24.
What are D.K. Basu Guidelines?
