Article 47--Duty of the
State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve
public health
The State shall regard the raising of the level of
nutrition and the standard of living of its people and the improvement of public
health as among its primary duties and, in particular, the State shall endeavour to bring about prohibition of
the consumption except for medicinal purposes of intoxicating drinks and of
drugs which are injurious to health
This is irreligious
Law.
Is Xaj Pani (Rice Beer)
injurious to health?
Is wine injurious to
health?
Why the 'desi's will have to
think conservative?
Why we make Laws knowing
fully well that we cannot adopt it?
Why the 'desis' have to prove
that they are hypocites?
What is in the 'desi'
mind?
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 1:12
PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] From ToI/ SC the New
Desi DIKTATOR ?
This is democracy at work. Why are we blaming the SC?
The people elect their representatives, who in turn enact laws. The
Indian Supreme Court ONLY interprets the constitution. If people (read
legislators) don't want it, they can always pass an amendment.
BTW: In the US, prohibition was passed into law thru an amendment, and
upheld by the US Supreme Court in (around) 1919. Another amendment to the
constitution repealed it and passed scrutinity of the Court.
So, lets not blame the SC for doing what they are supposed to be
doing.
Here is Article 47 of the Indian Constitution.
Article 47--Duty of the
State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to
improve public health
The State shall regard the raising of the level of
nutrition and the standard of living of its people and the improvement of
public health as among its primary duties and, in particular, the State shall
endeavour to bring about prohibition of the consumption except for medicinal
purposes of intoxicating drinks and of drugs which are injurious to health
.
--Ram
On 5/3/06, Rajen
Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>The Supreme Court has asked the central and
state
>governments to take steps to achieve the goal of total
prohibition of
>liquor as enshrined in Article 47 of
the constitution under the
>Directive Principles of State
Policy.
I think the power comes from
above.
What is Article
47?
Who makes these
articles?
I think people should stand up
for their right.
Other wise someone will make an
Article tomorrow to make India a vegetrarain country gradually or "at
least reduce the consumption of liquor (read meat) in the state, gradually
leading to prohibition itself."
The problem is not 'desi democracy',
the problem is the 'desi'.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 11:06
AM
Subject: [Assam] From ToI/ SC the New Desi
DIKTATOR ?
> While it is disturbing to see uncontrolled proliferation of
alcohol
> peddling and consumption in India, where does the SC derive
its
> mandate to ASK ( read order)
> even in desi-demokrasy? Is
the SC the SUPREME elected body of the country?
>
> cm
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Time has come
for total prohibition: SC
> [ Wednesday, May 03, 2006 06:20:31 pmIANS
]
>
>
>
> NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has
asked the central and state
> governments to take steps to achieve
the goal of total prohibition of
> liquor as enshrined in Article 47
of the constitution under the
> Directive Principles of State
Policy.
>
> Expressing serious concern on the ill
effects of liquor, a bench of
> Justice S.B. Sinha and Justice P.K.
Balasubramanyan said: "Article 47
> of the constitution clearly casts
a duty on the state at least to
> reduce the consumption of liquor in
the state, gradually leading to
> prohibition itself."
>
> The judges said: "It appears to be right to point out that
the time
> has come for the states and the union government to
seriously think
> of taking steps to achieve the goal set by Article
47 of the
> constitution."
>
> Writing the
judgment, Justice Balasubramanyan said: "It is a
> notorious fact, of
which we can take judicial notice, that more and
> more of the
younger generation in this country is getting addicted to
>
liquor.
>
> It has not only become a fashion to consume
it but it has also
> become an obsession with very many. Surely, we
do not need an
> indolent nation.
>
> "Why the
state in the face of Article 47 of the constitution should
>
encourage, that too practically unrestrictedly, the trade in liquor
>
is something that is difficult to appreciate," the bench asked.
>
> "The only excuse for the state for not following the mandate
of
> Article 47 of the constitution is that huge revenue is generated
by
> this trade and such revenue is being used for meeting the
financial
> needs of the state.
>
> What is more
relevant here is to notice that the monopoly in the
> trade is with
the state and it is only a privilege that a licencee
> has in the
matter of manufacturing and vending liquor," the bench
>
noted.
>
> The bench passed this order while disposing
of an appeal filed by
> the Maharashtra government against an interim
order passed by the
> Bombay High Court on the issue of payment of
requisite fee by
> distilleries under the Bombay Rectified Spirit
(Transport in Bond)
> Rules, 1951.
>
>
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