National Food Security Act, 2013

Supreme Court declines to mandate Community Kitchens, upholds existing food security schemes: Anun Dhawan vs. Union of India (2024)

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Supreme Court declines to mandate Community Kitchens, upholds existing food security schemes: Anun Dhawan vs. Union of India (2024) Date of the Judgment: February 22, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 136 Judges: Justice Bela M. Trivedi and Justice Pankaj Mithal Can the government be compelled to implement a specific scheme, like community kitchens, to combat hunger […]

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Supreme Court Directs States to Expedite Registration of Unorganized Workers: In Re: Problems and Miseries of Migrant Labourers (21 July 2022)

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Supreme Court Directs States to Expedite Registration of Unorganized Workers: In Re: Problems and Miseries of Migrant Labourers (21 July 2022) Date of the Judgment: 21 July 2022 Citation: IN RE: Problems and Miseries of Migrant Labourers, Miscellaneous Application No. 94 of 2022 in Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No. 6 of 2020 Judges: M.R.

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Supreme Court Upholds State’s Decision to Cancel Fair Price Shop Vacancies: State of West Bengal vs. Gitashree Dutta (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds State’s Decision to Cancel Fair Price Shop Vacancies: State of West Bengal vs. Gitashree Dutta (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State of West Bengal was justified in cancelling the declaration of Fair Price Shop (FPS) vacancies due to the implementation of the National Food Security Act, 2013. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal (Public

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Supreme Court Directs Registration of Migrant Workers and Food Security Measures: Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No. 6 of 2020 (29 June 2021)

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Supreme Court Directs Registration of Migrant Workers and Food Security Measures: Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No. 6 of 2020 (29 June 2021) Date of the Judgment: 29 June 2021 Citation: Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No. 6 of 2020 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J. and M.R. Shah, J. Can the government ensure basic necessities for

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Supreme Court Directs Reopening of Anganwadi Centers for Child and Maternal Nutrition: Dipika Jagatram Sahani vs. Union of India (2021)

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Supreme Court Directs Reopening of Anganwadi Centers for Child and Maternal Nutrition: Dipika Jagatram Sahani vs. Union of India (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Anganwadi Centers should be reopened to provide essential nutritional services to women and children during the COVID-19 pandemic. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation (Constitutional Law) Case Name: Dipika Jagatram Sahani vs. Union

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Supreme Court Mandates Decentralized Nutrition Programs, Ousts Large Contractors: Vaishnorani Mahila Bachat Gat vs. State of Maharashtra (2019)

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Supreme Court Mandates Decentralized Nutrition Programs, Ousts Large Contractors: Vaishnorani Mahila Bachat Gat vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether contracts for supplying nutritional food for Anganwadi centers should be awarded to local self-help groups or large corporations. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Social Welfare, Government Contracts Case Name: Vaishnorani Mahila Bachat Gat vs.

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Supreme Court Directs States to Implement National Food Security Act: Swaraj Abhiyan vs. Union of India (2017) INSC 648 (21 July 2017)

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Date of the Judgment: 21 July 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 648 Judges: Madan B. Lokur, J. and N.V. Ramana, J. Can the Central Government ensure that States implement laws passed by the Parliament? The Supreme Court addressed this critical question while hearing a case about the implementation of the National Food Security Act, 2013. The

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