Health and Nutrition Justice — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

Olga Tellis & Ors. v. Bombay Municipal Corporation & Ors.

1985

This landmark judgment significantly expanded the scope of Article 21, the Right to Life. The Supreme Court held that the 'right to life' includes the 'right to livelihood', as no…

People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) v. Union of India & Ors. (Right to Food Case)

2001 (and ongoing directives)

This Public Interest Litigation transformed the understanding of the right to food in India. The Supreme Court declared that the right to food is inherent in Article 21 and…

Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity v. State of West Bengal

1996

This case established the fundamental right to emergency medical aid as part of the right to life under Article 21. A daily wage labourer, after falling from a train, was denied…