With reference to the Supreme Court's 2025 judgment on sanitation in court premises (Rajeeb Kalita v. Union of India), which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The Court declared access to clean toilets in courts as a fundamental right under Article 21.
2. The judgment mandated separate facilities exclusively for men and women, intentionally leaving out provisions for transgender individuals to be decided by individual states.

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Accepted Answer

A) 1 only — Statement 1 is correct as the Supreme Court ruled that sanitation is an integral facet of the right to life and dignity under Article 21. Statement 2 is incorrect because the Court explicitly directed the creation of separate facilities for men, women, persons with disabilities (PwD), and transgender persons, recognizing it as a constitutional duty.

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