Vikram Deo Singh Tomar v. State of Bihar, 2 August 1988.
In response to a complaint about the conditions of the public Care Home, the Supreme Court of India ordered the state government of Bihar to take immediate steps for the welfare of women and children living in the home.  It directed the state to provide suitable alternative accommodation for housing the inmates of the home; to renovate the home; and to provide adequate water and electricity, a suitable range of furniture, adequate clothing, blankets, and sheets, as well as soap, oil, and other toilet requisites.  It also ordered a Superintendent to be appointed and a doctor to visit the home daily.  It commented that the "right to live with human dignity is the fundamental right of every Indian citizen" and that the State must abide by "constitutional standards" and provide "at least the minimum conditions ensuring human dignity."
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