Social Justice & Welfare·Landmark Judgments
Poverty Line Estimation — Landmark Judgments
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Landmark Judgments
No specific Supreme Court judgment directly defines or mandates a poverty line methodology.
N/AWhile there isn't a specific Supreme Court judgment that dictates the methodology for poverty line estimation, the judiciary has, on several occasions, emphasized the State's duty…