Volume : II, Issue : XII, December - 2013

Right to Food as a Constitutional Mandate in India

Gargi Dutta

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The right to food is a basic human right and has been universally accepted as such. The Constitution of India is the foundation of the legal structure of the country. The right to food finds a place of importance in the Constitution. The Supreme Court of India has observed that it forms an integral part of the right to life, guaranteed under the Article 21. Furthermore Part IV of the Constitution stress on public health and nutrition which embodies within its ambit the right to food. This doctrinal study situates its appraisal to the adequacy of the protection of the right to food under the Constitution of India. It also enquires the competence of the steps taken by the state for realizing the right to food in discharge of this Constitutional mandate.

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Gargi Dutta Right to Food as a Constitutional Mandate in India International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.II, Issue.XII December 2013

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