SCPartly Allowed(1985) 3 SCC 545

Olga Tellisv.Bombay Municipal Corporation

Supreme Court of India·10 Jul 1985·Chief Justice Y. V. Chandrachud

Decided On

10 Jul 1985

Judges

Chief Justice Y. V. Chandrachud

Citation

(1985) 3 SCC 545

Statutes

Constitution of India Art. 21, Bombay Municipal Corporation Act 1888

1.The Court held that the right to life under Article 21 includes the right to livelihood, since no person can live without the means of living. Pavement dwellers could not be evicted without f