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2020 Supreme(Mad) 1032

N.KIRUBAKARAN, ABDUL QUDDHOSE
Tamil Nadu Housing Board – Appellant
Versus
S. Doraisamy – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : R. Gouri.
For the Respondents: B. Kumarasamy, A. Muthukumar and V. Anandhamoorthy, Additional Government Pleader.

JUDGMENT :

N. Kirubakaran, J.

"LET US NOT HAVE INSATIABILITY TO GRAB OTHER'S HOUSING AMENITY"

1. "HOUSING FOR ALL" is the mission.

"ADEQUATE HOUSING" is one of the most basic human needs and necessities. Housing should be available to everyone in the world.

"ADEQUATE HOUSING" is defined within the Global Strategy as "Adequate privacy, Adequate space, Adequate security, Adequate lighting and ventilation, Adequate basic infrastructure and Adequate location with regard to work and basic facilities-all at a reasonable cost."

2. "Homelessness" is a major problem in India. UNESCO defines homelessness as follows:

    "When we are talking about housing, we are not just talking about four walls and a roof. The right to adequate housing is about security of tenure, affordability, access to services and cultural adequacy. It is about protection from forced eviction and displacement, fighting homelessness, poverty and exclusion".

India defines "Homelessness" as those who do not live in Census houses, but rather stay on pavements, roadsides, railway platforms, staircases, temples, streets, in pipes, or other open spaces. There are 1.77 million homeless people in India. according to the 2011 census, consist

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