Supreme Court of India

Consumer Education and Research Centre and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1995] 1 S.C.R. 626

Bench A.M. Ahmadi J.

Decided 27 January 1995

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What the Court ordered

We hold that right to health, medical aid to protect the health and vigour to a worker while in service or post retirement is a fundamental right under Article 21, read with Articles 39(e), 41, 43, 48A and all related Articles and fundamental human rights to make the life of the workman meaningful and purposeful with dignity of person.

Judgment, page 35

Authorities it was built on

1993 Smt. Nilabati Behera Alias Laut Behera (through the Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee) v. State of Orissa and Ors. cited by 50
1978 Charles Sobraj v. The Suptd., Central Jail, Tihar, New Delhi cited by 14
1988 Ramsharan Autyanuprasi & Anr v. Union of India & Ors. cited by 8

Where later benches applied it

2014 Occupational Health and Safety Association v. Union of India and Others relied on
2012 Court on its Own Motion v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2025 IN RE: ZUDPI JUNGLE LANDS versus referred to
2025 Rajeeb Kalita v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2023 Kaushal Kishor v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2018 Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India Thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice referred to
2017 Arjun Gopal and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2011 Kalyaneshwari v. U.0.i. & Ors. referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 6 referred to

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