Delhi HC Grants Temporary Relief To Over 40 Leprosy Patients Rendered Homeless After Decriminalisation Of Beggary [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted temporary relief to over 40 leprosy patients who were rendered homeless after beggary was decriminalised by the High Court in August last year.The judgment had struck down several provisions of the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act as unconstitutional and had clarified that the inevitable consequence of the decision would be that the prosecutions under...