Healthcare Infrastructure — Key Judgments

Key Judgments

Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity v. State of West Bengal

1996

This landmark judgment by the Supreme Court firmly established that the right to health is an integral part of the right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.…

Parmanand Katara v. Union of India

1989

This case dealt with the critical issue of medical aid to accident victims. The Supreme Court ruled that every doctor, whether at a government or private hospital, has a…