New Delhi: A plea alleging discrimination against people afflicted with leprosy due to archaic provisions under numerous central and state laws on Monday led the Supreme Court to seek the government's response on the issue.The plea cited 119 legal provisions, both in central and in states, to justify its assertion that these discriminated against persons affected by leprosy in ways that caused stigmatisation and indignity to them.The PIL also said that such laws denied them access to public services, impose disqualifications on them under personal laws and bar them from occupying or standing for public posts or office.The plea came up for hearing before a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, which issued notice to the Centre and sought its response in eight weeks.The PIL filed by Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (VCLP) substantiated its claim by citing...