DR.

RAM MAHOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

PROJECT ON:
(ROUGH DRAFT on BOCL)

OLGA TELLIS & ORS v BOMBAY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
HOUSING RIGHTS



SUBMITTED BY: UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF:
SHOBHIT SAINESH AWASTHI MR SHASHANK SHEKHAR
ROLL NO: 130 FACULTY OF LAW
SECTION B DR. RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA
B.A. LLB (Hons.), SEMESTER I NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

SIGNATURE OF STUDENT SIGNATURE OF PROFESSOR



ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Firstly, I would like to thank respected Professor C. M. Jariwala and Ms. SHASHANK
SHEKHAR, for giving me such a golden opportunity to show my skills and capability through
this project. This project is the result of the extensive ultrapure study, hard work and labour,
put into to make it worth reading. It is my pleasure to be indebted to various people, who
directly or indirectly contributed in the development of this work and who influenced my
thinking, behaviour, and acts during the course of study. Lastly, I would like to thank the
almighty and my parents for their moral support and my friends with whom I shared
my day-to-day experience and received lots of suggestions that improved my quality
of work.

LIST OF ABBREVIATION
A.I.R :- ALL INDIA REPORTER
S.C.C. :- SUPREME COURT CASES
S.C.R. :- SUPREME COURT REPORTER
B.M.C. :- BOMBAY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
U.P. :- UTTAR PRADESH

CASES REFFERED:
Basheshar Nath v. The Commissioner of Income Tax Delhi (1959) Supp.
1 S.C.R. 528
Kharak Singh v. The State of U.P. [1964] 1 S.C.R. 332

OBJECTIVE:.
To understand how the decision of the Honble Supreme Court in this case is greatly
influenced by the thoughts of humanity.
To understand whether right to livelihood is an integral part of right to life
To understand Rationale, Reason and Jurisprudence of Olga Tellis.


To observe the various laws and their impact on the society dealing with this problem
HYPOTHESIS:
The judgment given in Olga Tellis v BMC case was highly influenced by the thoughts of
humanity. Hence, this research project will focus on the main principles or issues which were
considered by the honourable Supreme Court in this case.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND LITERATURE REVIEW:
The research methodology adopted for making this project is doctrinal method. It is
concerned with the analysis of legal doctrine and how it has been developed and applied. It
consist of a complex and in-depth analysis of legal reasoning.

INTRODUCTION:
This case talks about the pavement dwellers and public interest organizations which claims
eviction of pavement dwellers would violate right to life under the Constitution by depriving
them of their livelihood; right to life includes protection of means of livelihood; obligations
to provide natural justice before eviction but no automatic right to resettlement under Indian
constitutional law.

TENTATIVE HEADS:
Introduction
Case
Historical background
Arguments of the petitioner
Arguments of the respondent
The judgment
Significance of the case





BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. All India Reporters
2. Supreme Court Cases
3. SCALE
4. Supreme Court Reporter
5. www.westlaw.com
6. www.manupatra.com
7. www.wikipediea.org
8. www.indiakanoon.com