The SC declined the request, saying that no one wants to beg if not for poverty. The court will deal with the matter in two weeks.
The Supreme Court has said no one wants to beg unless for poverty (PTI image to illustrate)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the center and the Delhi government about a petition to vaccinate and rehabilitate beggars following the Covid-19 pandemic in India, saying the court will not take an elitist view to ban begging .
A bank made up of Judges DY Chandrachud and MR Shah said that beggars cannot be waved away from public places and transportation hubs. “Nobody wants to beg if not for poverty,” said the SC bank when it turned down a petition to limit begging at traffic lights, markets and public places given the precautionary measures for the Covid-19 pandemic.
The SC noted that the lack of education and employment generally forces people to beg on the streets for a basic living. “We’re not going to take an elitist point of view here. This is a socio-economic problem. We can’t say they can’t beg, ”the Supreme Court said.
The SC then issued notices to the Center and Delhi government asking for responses within two weeks to the prayer in the petition for the rehabilitation of beggars and vagabonds, their vaccination, and the provision of shelter and food amid the pandemic.
The court will deal with the matter in two weeks.
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