Summarize the following court judgment. tition (Civil) No. 1426 of 1987. (Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India). Ms. Abha Jain for the Petitioner. M.P. Jha for the Respondent. The Judgment of the Court was delivered by PATHAK	 C.J. This writ petition arises upon a letter received from the Yuva Adhivakta Kalyan Samiti	 Sasaram	 District Rohtas (Bihar). Among other things	 it is alleged in the letter that the female inmates of the "Care Home"	 Patna (Bihar) are compelled to live in 757 inhuman conditions in an old dilapidated building	 that they are ill treated	 provided food which is both insufficient and of poor quality	 and that no medical attention is afforded to them. On 18 November	 1987 this Court issued notice to the Superintendent of the Home	 the District Magistrate	 Patna and the State of Bihar and simultaneously ordered the learned District Judge	 Patna to visit the Home and submit a report on the conditions actually prevailing there in the context of the allegations contained in the letter. The learned District Judge has submitted his report. He states that the "Care Home" is managed by the Welfare Department of the State Government under the administrative control of the Deputy Director	 Welfare	 Patna	 that although there is provision for a full time Superintendent no full time Superintendent has been appointed	 and instead the District Welfare officer	 Smt. M.B. Verma	 who is posted at Arrah	 is in dual charge of the "Care Home". The staff includes two whole time matrens	 two male clerks and two night Guards and recently three Supervisors have been attached to the Home. There are three teachers and one senior Instructress for imparting vocational training. He points out that thirty inmates recently escaped from the "Care Home" and now three Home Guards have been posted. His report discloses a sorry state of affairs. He points out that the building in which the inmates are housed is a century old dilapidated house rented for the purpose. The building is absolutely uninhabitable and unsafe	 and during the rainy season the roof leaks almost at every point. Five small damp and dirty rooms with no windows are used to accommodate twenty five inmates	 while the remaining women have to sleep in an open verandah. Only a few of the women have been provided with blankets and cots. He reports that whereas the capacity of the "Care Home" is over one hundred	 the Deputy Superintendent admitted before him that there were only twenty five thin blankets. Most of the inmates were compelled to sleep on the broken floor without even a sheet to cover themselves. There was no woollen clothing at all	 nor were they provided with soap or oil. The diet provided to them cost Rs.5 per day and was hardly adequate to sustain them. As regards toilet facilities	 he says that there is one municipal tap outside in the open	 which also was not in proper working order. There was acute scarcity of water. One hand pump had been installed in the previous month. Three dilapidated lavatories existed far away from the main apartment. There was no bathroom or toilet inside the apartment and the inmates had to go out in the night to the distant toilets. The report discloses further that the inmates stated that they were often beaten up in case they complained before the authorities	 and most of them expressed a desire to be set free to earn their livelihood or to return to their families. Twelve lunatic inmates 758 had been transferred to the Ranchi Mental Asylum	 and eleven children had been sent to the Bal Bhawan	 Deoghar. The majority of the inmates were major? five of them being deaf and dumb. All of them were in protective custody by the order of various judicial and executive magistrates of the State. There was no regular visit by any physician	 the last visit of a doctor having taken place almost two months before. India is a welfare State governed by a Constitution which holds the pride of place in the hearts of its citizens. It lays special emphasis on the protection and well being of the weaker sections of society and seeks to improve their economic and social status on the basis of constitutional guarantees spelled out in its provisions. It shows a particular regard for women and children	 and notwithstanding the pervasive ethos of the doctrine of equality it contemplates special provision being made for them by law. This is only to be expected when an enlightened constitutional system takes charge of the political and socio economic governance of a society	 which has for centuries witnessed the relegation of women to a place far below their due. We live in an age when this Court has demonstrated	 while interpreting Article 21 of the Constitution	 that every person is entitled to a quality of life consistent with his human personality. The right to live with human dignity is the fundamental right of every Indian citizen. so	 in the discharge of its responsibilities to the people	 the State recognises the need for maintaining establishments for the care of those unfortunates	 both women and children	 who are the castaways of an imperfect social order and for whom	 therefore	 of necessary provision must be made for their protection and welfare. Both common humanity and considerations of law and order require the State to do so. To abide by the constitutional standards recognised by well accepted principle	 it is incumbent upon the State when assigning women and children to these establishments	 euphemistically described as "Care Home"	 to provide at least the minimum conditions ensuring human dignity. What we see before us in the instant case is a crowded hovel	 in which a large number of human beings have been thrown together	 compelled to subsist in conditions of animal survival	 conditions which blatantly deny their basic humanity. How else shall we describe an establishment where women are detained in miserable conditions	 compelling most of them to sleep on broken floors	 in damp and dank conditions	 with no covering whatever to protect them from the chill wind and near freezing temperatures of the north Indian winter	 who are fed a wretched health denying diet	 are denied the basic amenities of convenient toilets and a private bathing place	 who	 759 if they complain	 are beaten up	 and although attacked by disease and illness are unable to find timely medical relief. It is clear that the Welfare Department of the State Government of Bihar views its responsibilities in regard to these women with a lightness which ill befits its existence and the public funds appropriated to it. The name of "Care Home" given to these establishments is an ironic misnomer. The primitive conditions in which the inmates are compelled to live shock the conscience. The counter affidavit filed on behalf of the Welfare Department of the State Government seeks to minimise and gloss over the deplorable conditions faced by the inmates	 and the presence of many of the facilities alleged to exist cannot be accepted in the face of the report of the learned District Judge. The affidavit	 sworn by the Assistant Director (Social Welfare)	 does not disclose that he visited the home personally. The facts seem to have been supplied to him by others. The report of the learned District Judge	 on the contrary	 is the report of an objective neutral observer who took the trouble of visiting the place himself. We have every reason to prefer the facts set out in his report. In the circumstances	 we think it necessary to direct the State Government to provide suitable alternative accommodation expeditiously for housing the inmates of the present "Care Home". It is said that the State Government has given two acres of land near the Ganga bridge at Patna to the Welfare Department for putting up a complex as a "Care Home" and for shifting to it such inmates as are also housed in a Government building. It is stated that the Welfare Department has sanctioned 31.10 lakhs for establising a Care Home in the building and that Rs. 12 lakhs have been allocated for constructing the building. We do not know how long it will take for the new building to be ready. It is necessary meanwhile to put the existing building	 in which the inmates are presently housed	 into proper order immediately	 and for that purpose to renovate the building and provide sufficient amenities by way of living rooms	 bathrooms and toilets within the building	 and also to provide adequate water and electricity. A suitable range of furniture including Cots must be provided at once	 and an adequate number of blankets and sheets	 besides clothing	 must be supplied to the inmates. We note that the Welfare Department has stated that the allowance of the inmates is being increased from Rs. 150 per month to Rs. 200 per month and that besides they will be provided such amenities as Soap	 oil and other toilet requisites. The Welfare Department of the State Government will take immediate steps to comply with the directions we have framed for the welfare of the 760 inmates of the Care Home. We direct the Welfare Department further to appoint a full time Superintendent to take care of the Home	 and to ensure that a Doctor visits the Home daily. We are constrained to note also that the inmates have been committed to the care of this Home under orders issued by various Courts in Bihar or by different Executive authorities. The Welfare Department will submit a report within one month from today detailing the particulars of these cases and mentioning the judicial or executive authority concerned to the High Court	 and the High Court will thereupon issue necessary instructions to the pertinent District authority for taking appropriate steps in the different cases for their early disposal. With these directions	 we dispose of this Writ Petition. We make it clear	 however	 that in the event of no	 or insufficient	 compliance being made with this order	 we will have no hesitation in reopening the case for such further steps as may be considered necessary for enforcing this order. H.L.C. Petition disposed of.

This writ petition arose upon a letter received from a voluntary organisation alleging that the female inmates of a `Care Home ' in Bihar were compelled to live in inhuman conditions. Pursuant to a direction made by the court	 the District Judge	 Patna visited the `Care Home ' and submitted a report on the conditions actually prevailing there. Disposing of the writ petition	 ^ HELD: Every person is entitled to a quality of life consistent with his human personality. The right to live with human dignity is the fundamental right of every Indian citizen under article 21 of the Constitution. And	 so	 in the discharge of its responsibilities to the people	 the State recognises the need for maintaining establishments for the care of those unfortunates	 both women and children	 who are the castaways of an imperfect social order and for whom	 therefore	 of necessity provision must be made for their protection and welfare. Both common humanity and considerations of law and order require the State to do so. To abide by the constitutional standards recognised by well accepted principle	 it is incumbent upon the State when assigning women and children to these establishments	 to provide at least the minimum conditions ensuring human dignity. [758D F] India is a welfare State governed by a Constitution which lays special emphasis on the protection and well being of the weaker sections of society and seeks to improve their economic and social status. It shows a particular ragard for women and children	 and notwithstanding the pervasive ethos of the doctrine of equality it contemplates special provision being made for them by law. [758B C] What we see before us in the instant case is a crowded hovel	 in which a large number of human beings have been thrown together	 compelled to subsist in conditions of animal survival	 conditions which 756 blatanly deny their basic humanity. It is clear that the Welfare Department of the State Government of Bihar views its responsibilities in regard to these women with a lightness which ill befits its existence and the public funds appropriated to it. The name of "Care Home" given to these establishments is an ironic misnomer. The primitive conditions in which the inmates are compelled to live shock the conscience. [758G; 759A B] The State Government should provide suitable alternative accommodation expeditiously for housing the inmates of the present "Care Home". It is necessary meanwhile to put the existing building	 in which the inmates are presently housed	 into proper order immediately	 and for that purpose to renovate the building and provide sufficient amenities by way of living room	 bathrooms and toilets within the building	 and also to provide adequate water and electricity. A suitable range of furniture	 including Cots must be provided at once	 and an adequate number of blankets and sheets	 besides clothing	 must be supplied to the inmates. The Welfare Department of the State Government will take immediate steps to comply with these directions. [759D	 F H] The inmates have been committed to the care of this Home under orders issued by various Courts in Bihar or by different Executive authorities. The Welfare Department will submit a report within one month from today detailing the particulars of these cases and mentioning the judicial or executive authority concerned to the High Court	 and the High Court will thereupon issue necessary instructions to the pertinent District autority for taking appropriate steps in the different cases for their early disposal. [760B C]