On Monday, the Supreme Court of India said it won’t hear a case about building special paths for bicycles. The judges, Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, told the person who filed the case that we need to fix our priorities first. They pointed out that many people in the country live in very bad conditions and need basic things like affordable housing and clean drinking water.
The judges said, “Go and see how people in slums live,” highlighting that focusing on cycle tracks is not what we should be thinking about right now. They reminded everyone that we should care about Article 21 of the Constitution, which is about the right to live with dignity.
The person who filed the case, Davinder Singh Nagi, wanted to create cycle tracks all over India and mentioned that some places already have them. His lawyer said there’s even a bike path near the Supreme Court. However, the judges stressed that the government is closing down schools and many people lack clean water, so we shouldn’t be worrying about bike paths at this moment.
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