Supreme Court of India
Pankaj Sinha v. Union of India and Others
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We hold that Sec tions 16(l)(iv) and 17 (l)(b) of the Act are not violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.
Judgment, page 11
From the headnote
Constitution of India – Art.32 – Protection of leprosy affe cted persons and their family members – Petitioner sought direction s for the Union of India and the States to conduct periodic national surve y for determining new cases relating to detection rate of leprosy and to conduct regular and sustainable massive awareness c ampaigns for the general public to dispel the fear associate d with leprosy and support and encourage the people afflicted by the sai d disease to lead a life of equality and dignity – Held: Following directions were issued: (i) Union of India and the States to undertake
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