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.

Partial List

2017

Order of 10 February 2017

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)
Order of 27 April 2004
Order of 20 April 2004
Order of 30 January 2004

2003

Order of 12 December 2003
Order of 19 August 2003
Order of 2 May 2003

2002

Order of 29 October 2002
Order of 8 May 2002

2001
Order of 28 November 2001
Order of 17 September 2001
Order of 23 July 2001

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