( 1 ) WHEN this writ petition came up for hearing before us on 8/05/1981 we made an order giving various directions in order to ensure that the inmates of the Protective Home at Agra do not continue to live in inhuman and degrading conditions and that the right to live. with dignity enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution is made real and meaningful for them. We gave to the State government which is running thehome, the entire period of vacation for carrying out these directions. Miss Srivastava, Superintendent of the Home, has filed an affidavit before us setting out the action taken by the State government with a view to complying with these directions.

( 2 ) BEFORE we proceed to consider how far the directions made by us have been complied with we should like to mention that Miss Srivastava has insinuated in paragraph 2 of her affidavit that the present petition has been filed by Dr. Baxi and Mrs Lotika Sarkar "as a last resort to compel the government to leave the present accommodation" and their sole object is to secure that the building where the Home is located may be vacated by the government. We are surprised that such a baseless insinuation should have been made by a