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.
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?
Keeping the Sudha Goel case in mind, tick the sentences that are true and correct the ones that
are false.
(a) The accused took the case to the High Court because they were unhappy with the decision of
the Trial Court.
(b) They went to the High Court after the Supreme Court had given its decision.
(c) If they do not like the Supreme Court verdict, the accused can go back again to the Trial
Court.
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?
(f) Will a compass needle show deflection when placed near a bar magnet? Why?
. Re-read the storyboard on how a new law on domestic violence got passed. Describe in your
own words the different ways in which women’s groups worked to make this happen.
(c) A bar magnet has no markings to indicate its poles. How would you find out the North and South poles of this magnet?
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