Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 630 · Decided 28 April 2009
M.K. Balakrishnan & ORS. v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 630 · [2009] 6 S.C.R. 1178
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 230/2001
- Decided
- 28 April 2009
- Bench
- MARKANDEY KATJU, H.L. DATTU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Hearing Adjourned
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21
Headnote
• WATER: Water shortage - Held: Without water, there can be no c life - Article 21 of the Constitution of India guarantees the right to life to all persons living in India - There. is shortage of water in the country for irrigation and drinking.purpose:-' Central Government would forthwith the problems in this regard referred to in this Court's D order dated 26-3-2009* which shall do scientific research on a war footing for solving the water shortage in the country - In particular, the Committee would do scientific research to find out inexpensive methods of converting saline
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