Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 426 · Decided 13 May 2016
Swaraj Abhiyan - (Ii) v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 426 · [2016] 9 S.C.R. 295
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 857/2015
- Decided
- 13 May 2016
- Bench
- MADAN B. LOKUR, N.V. RAMANA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 21, 47
Headnote
295 SWARAJ ABHIYAN - (II) v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (Writ Petition (Civil) No. 857 of2015) A ~AYl3,2016 B [MADAN B. LOKUR AND N.V. RAMANA, JJ.) Public Interest Litigation - Food security to persons affected by the drought - Drought or drought like conditions prevailing in some parts of the - Held: No Mandamus can be issued to the State Governments to implement the NFS Act beyond what is required by the terms and provisions of the statute - This Court can direct the State to faithfully implement the provisions of the NFS Act - No direction can be issued D to make available edible
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