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S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Writ Petition(Civil) No. 1195/2021

PADMA BARAIK Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA Respondent(s)

(FOR ADMISSION and IA No.132372/2021-PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE

IN PERSON )

Date : 13-12-2021 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDIRA BANERJEE

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI

For Petitioner(s)

Petitioner-in-person

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

Permission to appear and argue in person is granted.

The petitioner has filed this writ petition under Article 32

of the Constitution of India seeking the following reliefs :-

“a.

Issue writ in the nature of public interest litigation

directing the respondents to safeguard the universe, rivers

and nature That, Most humbly and respectfully states and

submits that the situation of incident of rape occurs to me

and the same would not occurs in any other women of my

country and Women be safe, Safety and live with full dignity

by order of this Hon’ble Court of which highly obliged the

same.

b.

As this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in the

interest of justice Women at large.”

The petitioner claims to be a resident of Ranchi, Jharkhand

and belongs to the Scheduled Tribe community and victim of heinous

atrocities. The petitioner had been contemplating committing

Digitally signed by

Chetan Kumar

Date: 2021.12.13

17:52:04 IST

Reason:

Signature Not Verified

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suicide, but refrained from doing so.

The petitioner claims to have filed this writ petition for

enforcement of the fundamental right under Article 21 of the

Constitution. She is also in pubic interest espousing the cause of

the fundamental right of the citizens of the country to live

peacefully in a society free from crime, diseases deprivation and

sorrow.

There can be no doubt that the State is under a duty to take

requisite steps to protect environment, save nature and natural

resources prevent and punish crime and ensure that the right of

citizens to live with dignity is not violated. These being the

inherent duties, such duties necessarily have to be complied with.

No specific order of this Court is required.

If the petitioner has any specific grievance of breach of any

specific legal obligation of the State or is tortured or subjected

to indignity or crime, she may approach the appropriate

authorities/Court.

With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of.

Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.

(GULSHAN KUMAR ARORA) (MATHEW ABRAHAM)

AR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER (NSH)