Social Protection Schemes — Key Judgments

Key Judgments

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

1985

This landmark judgment by the Supreme Court significantly expanded the interpretation of 'Right to Life' under Article 21 of the Constitution to include the 'Right to Livelihood'.…

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

2001 onwards (Interim Orders)

While not a single judgment, a series of interim orders by the Supreme Court in this ongoing case transformed the 'Right to Food' from a DPSP (Article 47) into a justiciable…