Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 184 · Decided 21 February 1997
Bandhua Mukti Morcha ETC. v. Union of India and Ors .
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 184 · [1997] 2 S.C.R. 379
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 12125/1984
- Decided
- 21 February 1997
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, S. SAGHIR AHMAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 24, 32, 39(e), 45
Headnote
B Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 24, 32, 39(e) and (f) and 45-<:hild Labou~rohibition on-Carpet industry in State of U.P.-Engaging children below 14 years of C age-Bandhua Mukti Morcha filing writ petition under Public Interest Litiga- tion seeking total prohibition on employment of like education, health sanitation, nutritious food etc.-Held, like th~ citizens, children are equally entitled to all the fundamental rights including right to education, health, D meaningful right to life-Compulsory education to these children is one of the principal means and primary duty of
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