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Dhirendra Pandua vs State Of Orissa & Ors on 19 September, 2008
Mr.K.K.Venugopal, learned Attorney General for India
submitted that leprosy is curable by Multi-Drug Therapy. However,
it requires people to be aware that the disease after
administration of the first dosage ceases to be contagious and
there is no fear of being infected. It is, therefore, his
suggestion that there should be wide-spread awareness among people
so that those suffering from leprosy are mainstreamed. However, he
would submit that there is a two-Judge Bench decision rendered in
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Dhirendra Pandua vs. State of Orissa and others, (2008) 17 SCC 311
where it has been held that Sections 16(1)(iv) and 17(1)(b) of the
Orissa Municipal Act, 1950 which prescribe disabilities upon a
person suffering from leprosy are not violative of Article 14 of
the Constitution. However, it is worth noting that the learned
Judges have taken note of the progress made in the field of science
and technology. In paragraphs 29 and 30 of the said judgment, it
is observed:
Article 21 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
Article 32 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
Pankaj Sinha vs Union Of India And Ors. on 23 April, 2015
Therefore, keeping in view the present thinking and
researches carried on leprosy as also on tuberculosis, and
with professional input, the Legislature may seriously
consider whether it is still necessary to retain such
provisions in the statutes.”
Moreover, this Court in Pankaj Sinha vs. Union of India &
ors., by its order dated 28.11.2014, has taken note of the fact
that even though leprosy, as on today, is curable yet it remains as
a fact that those suffering from it are subject to stigma. This is
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compounded by the apathy shown by the concerned authorities.
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