What is it about?
The paper undertakes a thorough review of the legislative and policy framework, and the role of Indian courts towards water supply and sanitation in India within the larger backdrop of the universal affirmation of right to water and sanitation.
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Why is it important?
Clean India program is a major political issue that is been addressed by the current Government in India. Recognizing the proactive role played by the Indian judiciary in this regard, the paper examines various patterns of judicial reasoning in realising the right to water and sanitation as Constitutional rights of citizens.
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It was an effort of two passionate legal researchers from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and National Law School of India University Bangalore who study the role of Indian courts
Ram Mohan Mulavana P
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
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This page is a summary of: Constitutional mandate and judicial initiatives influencing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes in India, Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, August 2017, IWA Publishing,
DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2017.135.
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