Social justice in India

The quest for social justice began with the famous slogan of the French revolution “Liberty, Equality and Fraternity – although seeds of social justice may be found in the theory of distributive justice propounded by Aristotle. The concept of social justice is primarily based on the idea that all men are equal in the society. It also means the absence of privileged class in the society. The concept of justice essentially emphasizes on distribution of resources and equalization of social arrangements and social conditions to promote equal opportunity and enjoyment of freedoms for all of necessity, therefore, affirmative action for protection of weaker section would become core elements of social justice. The basic hypothesis of the paper is that, social justice in India remains neglected, because we have been half-hearted in our reforms. The paper throws light on various aspects of the problem such as Human Development and social justice, inequality in plenty, capitalism and Greed, Corruption, Illicit money, social justice and judicial activism and conclusion.