Supreme Court of India

Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samit! v. State of West Bengal

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 331

Decided 6 May 1996

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that in order that proper medical facilities arc available for dealing with emergency cases it must be that :.

Judgment, page 15

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

Where later benches applied it

2020 Sukh Sagar Medical College & Hospital v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. relied on
2019 Association of Medical Super Specialityaspirants and Residents & Ors. v. Union of India & Others relied on
2018 Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (retd.) v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2018 Union of India v. Moolchand Khairati Ram Trust relied on
2011 Delhi Jal Board v. National Campaign for Dignity and Rights of Sewerage and Allied Workers & Others relied on
2025 Siddharth Dalmia & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2024 Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2018 Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India Thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice referred to
2018 Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. The State of Maharashtra and Anr. referred to
2016 Devika Biswas v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2016 Swaraj Abhiyan - (ii) v. Union of India & Ors. referred to

Of those, 5 relied on · 6 referred to

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