Healthcare Expenditure — Key Judgments

Key Judgments

Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity v. State of West Bengal

1996

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

Parmanand Katara v. Union of India

1989

The Supreme Court, in this case, emphasized the paramount importance of preserving human life. It ruled that every doctor, whether at a government hospital or otherwise, has a…