Tag: effects of social inequalities and social justice

The Goa Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Goa in western India. It consists of 40 members in charge of the budget, the Assembly appropriates money for social programs, agricultural development, infrastructure development, etc. It is also responsible for proposing and levying taxes.

Key players of the criminal justice system are as follows:-

Article 21 of the Constitution, that guarantees the Right to Life, states that a person’s life or liberty can be taken away only by following a reasonable and just legal procedure. A fair trial ensures that Article 21 of the Constitution is upheld. The Constitution and the law both state that all of the persons should carry out their roles in a proper manner. What this means is that they all need to work to ensure that every citizen, irrespective of their class, caste, gender, religious and ideological backgrounds gets a fair trial when accused. The rule of law which says that everyone is equal before the law would not make much sense if every citizen were not guaranteed a fair trial by the Constitution.

On March 1985, The Indian Government passed the Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Processing of Claims) Act. The act confers certain powers to the Central Government to secure the claims arising out of Bhopal Gas Leak disaster so that the claims should be dealt speedily, effectively, and in equitable manner.

Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) was a chemical company established in 1934. UCIL is a company belonged to America. In 1970 UCIL built a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, which gained worldwide attention as a result of the Bhopal gas tragedy. On December 3, 1984, a release of methyl isocyanate gas immediately killed approx three thousand people and led to the death of more than fifteen thousand in subsequent weeks.

We can be prejudiced about things such as:-

Merely making laws is not enough, the government should ensure that these laws are implemented. This means that the law must be enforced. Enforcement becomes even more important when the law seeks to protect the weak from strong. The government should ensure that every worker gets fair wages, the government should inspect the work sites and punishes those who violate the laws. Through making, enforcing and upholding the laws, the government can control the activities of individuals and companies to ensure social justice.

Bhopal gas tragedy took place in the year 1984. On 3rd December 1984, a gas leak incident happened at the Union Carbide India Limited pesticides plant in Bhopal. It killed about three thousand people immediately and led to the death of fifteen thousand people in subsequent weeks.

In India employing children in begging for illegal gains is an offence both legally and morally. It obstructs the development of a child while ruining future prospects for him/her.

The marriage of a child below 18 years of age is Child Marriage. In India, Child Marriage was prevalent in ancient society. Child Marriage has been made an offense by enacting The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 which provides for provisions to prohibit Child Marriage, punishment for persons who abet, promote and solemnize Child Marriage.