LANDMARK CASE

Kishen Pattnayak v. State of Orissa

1989 Supp (1) SCC 258 · Supreme Court of India · Human rights

At a glance

Citation: 1989 Supp (1) SCC 258
Court: Supreme Court of India
Area of law: Human rights
In one line: Directions were issued on welfare and committees to monitor.

1 Facts

Starvation deaths in Kalahandi led to a petition.

2 Issue

What must the state do about hunger?

3 What the court decided

Directions were issued on welfare and committees to monitor.

4 Why it matters

Early right to food case.

5 Think about it

How did later cases expand the right to food?

6 Analyse it yourself

Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.

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