The Supreme Court on Monday said that there are large sections of people still living below the poverty line despite various “other” claims being made.
A Bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna pointed out how the there were several cases of “absolute unemployment” in the country. Pointing to the Respondent, appearing in-person, the Court orally said,
“We can give you cases where there’s absolute unemployment. You know what our country is! Despite tall claims, there are large sections of our country which are living below the poverty line.”
The Court was considering a SLP challenging an order of the Karnataka High Court which ruled in favour of the Respondent while hearing a dispute which arose under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.