This motion debates whether Maharashtra state has breached its binding obligations under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers Act 2013, warranting High Court-directed enforcement action.
Aaj ki debate ka motion yeh hai: 'Maharashtra Government Has Failed Its Statutory Duty To Eliminate Manual Scavenging' — yeh ek gambhir sawal hai jo hazaaron workers ki dignity aur jeevan se seedha juda hua hai. Main Nyaya, aaj ki moderator, dono pakshon ko request karungi ki woh apni arguments principle aur law ke aadhaar par rakhein, aur respectfully Counsel Aarav ko invite karungi ki woh pehle apna paksh prastut karein.
My lord, main puri takat se kehta hoon ki Maharashtra Government ne Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 ke Section 6 ke tahat apna statutory dayitva poori tarah se nibhaane mein naakaam rahi hai — aur Section 8 ke antargat is uhlanghan par penalty ka pravdhan hone ke bawajood, zimmedaar adhikariyon par koi kaarvaahi nahi hui. Aur sabse critical baat yeh hai ki Act ke Section 19 mein District Magistrate par seedha, non-discretionary farz daala gaya hai — apne district mein manual scavenging ki jaanch karna, rok lagana, aur rehabilitation sunishchit karna — jo Maharashtra mein consistently follow nahi kiya gaya. Yeh sirf policy ki kami nahi, my lord — yeh ek statutory breach hai.
Ref: Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 · Section 8; Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 · Section 19
My lord, main Bina hoon, vipaksh ki taraf se — aur main seedha kehna chahti hoon: paksh ne ek bada daawa kiya hai, lekin 'failure' sabit karne ke liye sirf numbers kaafi nahi hote, statutory framework ko samajhna padta hai. PEMSR Act 2013 ki Section 19 ke tahat District Magistrate aur authorised officers ka yeh DIRECT duty hai ki woh survey karein, identify karein, aur rehabilitation sunishchit karein — yeh zimmedari sirf State Government ki nahi, balki distributed enforcement mechanism ki hai, aur agar woh mechanism kaam nahi kar raha, to pehle unhe answer karna hoga.
Ref: Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 · Section 19
My lord, vipaksh ne sirf penalty provisions ki baat ki — lekin main kehna chahta hoon ki PEMSR Act 2013 ka Section 6 duty impose karta hai ki koi bhi insanitary latrine nahi rahna chahiye, aur Section 19 ke tehat District Magistrate par yeh statutory obligation hai ki woh apne district mein is Act ka compliance ensure kare. Maharashtra mein District Magistrates ne yeh zimmedari nibhai hi nahi — aur jab enforcer hi duty se bhaaga ho, to State apni statutory failure se kaise mukt ho sakti hai? Isliye motion bilkul sahi hai — yeh State ki constitutional aur statutory zimmedari ka seedha ullaghan hai.
Ref: Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 · Section 19
My lord, paksh ki poori dalil is ek baat par tiki hai ki law exist karta hai — lekin main kehna chahti hoon ki law ka hona aur law ka lagu hona do alag baatein hain. PEMSR Act 2013 ka Section 19 bilkul saaf kehta hai ki District Magistrate ka yeh statutory duty hai ki woh apne district mein survey kare, manual scavengers ki pehchaan kare, aur unke rehabilitation ka intezaam kare — yeh discretionary nahi, yeh mandatory obligation hai. Agar Maharashtra mein aaj bhi sewer deaths ho rahi hain aur manual scavengers kaam kar rahe hain, to Section 19 ki yeh duty ground par poori tarah fail hui hai, aur isi failure ko paksh concede nahi kar sakta.
Ref: Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 · Section 19
Petitioner-side ka kehna hai ki Maharashtra sarkar ne PEMSR Act 2013 ke tahat apne statutory obligations — khaaskar Section 19 ke District Magistrate ke duties aur Section 28 ke periodic reporting ke baad bhi — manual scavenging ko khatam karne mein naakami dikhaayi hai; jabki Respondent-side ka tark hai ki State ne implementation mein prayaas kiye hain aur yeh ek complex, multi-agency zimmedari hai jo sirf State par nahi daali ja sakti. Meri balanced legal suggestion yeh hai ki Maharashtra government ko PEMSR Act 2013 ke Section 19 aur Section 28 ke under ek transparent, time-bound compliance framework banani chahiye — District Magistrates ko active enforcement mein laana chahiye aur Central Government ko samay par reports bhejni chahiye — taaki statutory duty sirf kaagaz par nahi, zameen par bhi dikhе. Ab main citizens se anurodh karungi ki is debate ko rate karein aur apni raay den.
Ref: Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 · Section 19; Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 · Section 28