An Overview of Construction Law in India: With Special Reference to Justice and Sustainable Development Goals

Construction industry is a constantly growing industry in India. One of the peculiarities of the industry is the large number of persons associated with the industry directly and indirectly. As such,it is the duty of government to protect the rights of such persons through enactment of legislations covering the activities of the industry. Such laws are necessary to guarantee justice to the persons involved in the activity. This paper seeks to identify the framework of construction law in India and to analyse the laws in the light of concept of justice and Sustainable Development Goals. The paper analyses the existing legislations in India to identify the delivery of justice and its alignment with Sustainable Development Goals. Though the presence of a unified and specific framework of law relating to construction is lacking in India which has its repercussions on its stakeholders, the framework for labour and environmental justice has been established through various labour and environmental legislations.