Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1506 · Decided 17 December 1996
State of Punjab and ORS. v. Mohinder Singh Chawla ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1506 · [1996] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 279
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 16979/1996
- Decided
- 17 December 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21
Headnote
PUNJAB AND ORS. A v. MO HINDER SINGH CHAWLA ETC. DECEMBER 17, 1996 B [K. RAMASWAMY AND G.B. PATTANAIK, JJ.) Constitution of India, 1950 : Article 21. Right to life-Held right to health is an integral to right to life-Govern­ ment servant-Constitutional obligation of Government to provide heart ailment-Facility of treat- D ment not available in State Hospitals-l'ennission granted to get specialised treatment outside the State-Treatment taken at Al/MS-Claim for reimbur­ sement by employee-Claim for actual room rent paid rejected as per Govern~ ment policy decision-Writ by
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