Sharmista Banik

When the United Nations General Assembly, in 2010, affirmed that ‘the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation’ (Resolution 64/292) is a human right, it impliedly recognised water as a fundamental legal entitlement connected to dignity, health, and life.

In recent years, governments of so-called developed countries have increasingly restricted their visa policies as a diplomatic measure against developing nations.

Whether pressure of any social movement can influence judicial decision-making is a complex question and touches on fundamental aspects of constitutional law, judicial independence, and separation of power. The question becomes all the more complicated when the decision-making lies with the highest judicial authority of the state (i.e., the Supreme Court).