National Health Policy — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity v. State of West Bengal

1996

This landmark judgment by the Supreme Court unequivocally established that the right to health is an integral part of the Right to Life under Article 21 of the Constitution. The…

State of Punjab v. Mohinder Singh Chawla

1997

The Supreme Court reiterated that the right to health is fundamental and forms part of the right to life. It emphasized that the government has a constitutional obligation to…

Parmanand Katara v. Union of India

1989

This case highlighted the importance of immediate medical aid for accident victims. The Supreme Court ruled that every doctor, whether at a government hospital or otherwise, has a…