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Supreme Court Orders

Supreme Court hearings on the right to food (PUCL vs Union of India and others, Civil Writ Petition 196 of 2001) have been held at regular intervals since April 2001. Though the judgement is still awaited, interim orders have been passed from time to time. On this page you will find the text of these orders, accompanied in many cases by informal summaries. For a user-friendly introduction to the right to food case and the Supreme Court orders, see Supreme Court Orders on the Right to Food: A Tool for Action.

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2008
Order of 10 January 2008 (Public Distribution System)

2007
Order of 11 November 2007 (National Maternity Benefit Scheme and Janani Suraksha Yojana)
Order of 1 February 2007 (National Maternity Benefit Scheme and Janani Suraksha Yojana)

2006
Order of 13 December 2006 (Integrated Child Development Services)
Order of 12 July 2006 (Public Distribution System)
Order of 14 March 2006 (Public Distribution System)

2005
Order of 9 May 2005 (National Maternity Benefit Scheme)

2004
Order of 7 October 2004 (Integrated Child Development Scheme)
Order of 29 April 2004 (Integrated Child Development Scheme)

2003

2002

2001
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