01344pab a2200181 454500008004000000100002000040245008200060260000900142300001200151362001400163520076400177650003800941650001600979773003400995909001001029999001701039952010601056180718b1999   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aDembowski, Hans  aCourts, civil society and public sphere: environmental litigation in Calcutta  c1999  ap.49-56  a2 & 9 Jan  aWith the help of public interest litigation cases regarding environmental problems of Calcutta, the article locates the city's problems of governance not so much in civil society as in the public sphere. Though the city does possess a criss-crossing structure of social web independent of the state, its citizens lack democratic trust in government agencies which remain inaccessible and unaccountable to their grievances. In such circumstances, the judiciary happens to be the only arm of government, providing rudimentary relief to citizens. Given the intransparency of the doings of other government agencies, the judiciary remains the only recourse to compel these agencies to function responsibly and thus stage a semblance of public sphere. - Reproduced  aEnvironment - India - West Bengal  aEnvironment  aEconomic and Political Weekly  a39923  c39923d39923  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 34, Issue no: 1-2pAR40295r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR