PUCL Case, 2001

The Supreme Court, through its interim orders in the PUCL Case, 2001 has ascertained that the right to food is a part of the Right to Life under Article 21 of the constitution.

  • Through this case, Supreme Court has reconfigured specific government food schemes into legal entitlements and has clearly articulated how those government schemes should be implemented.
  • It has devised accountability mechanisms in event of noncompliance.

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