INTRODUCTION India has certain constitutional provisions and laws that make it obligatory for the state to provide the right to adequate housing to all its citizens. The Constitution of India is firmly grounded in the principles of liberty, fraternity, equality and justice. The list of constitutional provisions that have a bearing on the right to adequate housing including women’s and children’s rights to adequate housing, are: equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth (Article 15 (1)) Special provisions in favour of women and children based on the principle of protective discrimination (Article 15 (3)) Equality of opportunity in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the State (Article 16) Freedom to move freely throughout the territory of India (Article 19(1) (d)) Freedom to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India (Article 19 (1) (e)) Right of all citizens to practice any profession, or to carry on 9 any occupation, trade or business (Article 19 (1) (g)) Right to life and personal liberty (Article 21) DEFINITIONS Disability as defined by the Act (Person with Disability Act, 1995) covers blindness, low vision, leprosy-cured, hearing impairment, locomotor disability, mental retardation and mental illness as well as multiple disability. (l) Impairment - Missing or defective body part, an amputated Limb, paralysis after
E. RIGHT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FOR ALLOTMENT OF LAND AT CONCESSIONAL RATE AND OTHERS BENEFITS
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Arrangement related with the dwelling has been made in section 23 of the act which lays down that female heir in the dwelling house of the intestate family is given. But only when she is unmarried or is married but discarded or is a widow. Other most significant provisions are related with the disqualifications of heirs. A murderer is not entitled to succeed to the property of person murdered. Likewise a person is converted into another religion. His descendants are disqualified from inheriting the property of their Hindu relatives. But he himself is not disqualified from the right of inheritance.
- Article 14 > Prohibition of discrimination. The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin.
The Supreme Court in the case of Smt. Gian Kaur v. The State of Punjab held that the term “life” as discussed under Article 21 includes “A life with human dignity”. The scope of article 21 has been widened to a great deal by the brilliant judgements and now it isn’t restricted to merely “basic human needs”. The most recent judgement by the Supreme Court 9 judge bench in Justice K S Puttaswamy (Retd.) and Anr. v. Union of India and Anr. Wherein the Supreme Court gives every person to live in a separate core and that core is inviolable i.e. a life without any interference from others. While we discuss the concept of collective social welfare and giving up of Rights, the extent to which rights can are curtailed cannot be looked upon. Even Justice Kishan Kaul in his separate Judgement has acknowledged as follows ““The right to be”, though not extinguished for an individual, as the society evolved, became hedged in by the complexity of the norms. There has been a growing concern of the impact of technology which breaches this “right to be”, or privacy – by whatever name we may call it.”
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• It is a protection against legal charges of discrimination based on race, gender, etc.
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The fundamental rights were preserved in Part III of the Indian Constitution. It guarantees the following rights and freedoms.
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This act is mainly to control, giving license for the business of housing development in Peninsular Malaysia, protection of the interest of purchasers and for matters connected herewith. This act was enacted on 1966 and has been revised for the first time on 16 August 1973. There are 7 parts in the act.