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• The Mid Day meal in government schools is also because of a PIL.

• Judgements or Evictions → Olga Tellis versus Bombay Municipal

Corporation. It established the right to Livelihood as a part of Right to

Life.

• The eviction of a person from a pavement or slum will lead to

deprivation of his means of livelihood. The conclusion was that the

eviction of people will lead to deprivation of their livelihood and

therefore deprivation of life.

• There is also the issue of inordinate long number of years that courts

take to hear a case. Justice delayed is justice denied. However it cannot

be denied that the Judiciary has played an important role in democratic

India to check the powers of the Legislature and the Executive and

protect the Fundamental Rights of the citizens.