Universal Health Coverage — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity v. State of West Bengal

1996

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

Parmanand Katara v. Union of India

1989

The Supreme Court ruled that a doctor, whether in a government or private hospital, has a professional obligation to extend medical assistance to an injured person immediately to…

Consumer Education and Research Centre v. Union of India

1995

This case expanded the scope of the right to health to include the right to health protection and medical care for workers. The Supreme Court held that the right to health and…