The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the right to receive potable water is a basic and fundamental right of the people guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution. The failure of the State to provide this "makes a mockery of that right which stood conferred more than five decades back', The court observed directing the state government to expedite completion of drinking water schemes. The Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, Justice Anil Dev Singh, and justice Rajesh Balia in their order on a civil writ petition on the high presence of fluoride, chlorine and TDS content in water available in Sirohi district in the State said people deserve "a life worth living, free from diseases which can be prevented by the state by pressing into service modern technology.