The Allahabad High Court has directed the North Eastern Railway to provide an electricity connection within 30 days to the son of a temple Mahant living in a Railway Colony at Ballia, holding that electricity is an indispensable part of the right to life under Article 21 and that he had been forced to live without it for over a decade.
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On 13th April: In a late-night hearing, the Madras High Court intervened as the Tamil Nadu government failed to provide basic amenities for Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary celebration. Justice Subramaniam personally directed the government to immediately arrange necessary facilities for the public gathering at the memorial in Chennai. The court’s directive emphasized the importance of ensuring a suitable environment for the commemoration.
