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Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation

Supreme Court of India · (1986) 3 SCC 452 · 1986

right to livelihood article 21 pavement dwellers eviction right to life

Held: Held that right to livelihood is part of right to life under Article 21.

Ratio decidendi

Right to livelihood is an integral facet of Article 21 (right to life).