Supreme Court of India

Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India and Others,

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Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 22 October 2013

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PUBLIC HEALTH: Food articles injurious to public health -- Held: Art. 21 of c the Constitution of India guarantees the right to live with dignity - Any food article which is hazardous or injurious to public health is a potential danger to fundamental right to life guaranteed under Art.21 - Children and infants are uniquely susceptible to the effects of pesticides because of their 0 physiological immaturity and greater exposure to soft drinks, fruit based or otherwise - paramount duty is cast on the State and its authorities to achieve an appropriate level of protection to human life and…

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