Supreme Court of India · 1985-07-10
K. CHANDRU ETC.ETC. vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU & ORS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1981/63653
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- K. CHANDRU ETC.ETC.
- Respondent
- STATE OF TAMIL NADU & ORS.
- Bench
- CHANDRACHUD, Y.V. ((CJ),FAZALALI, SYED MURTAZA,TULZAPURKAR, V.D.,REDDY, O. CHINNAPPA ,VARADARAJAN, A.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution includes the right to livelihood, establishing that eviction from slums without providing alternative accommodation violates Articles 21 and 19(1)(e) and (g). The Court found that the Tamil Nadu government had a policy to provide alternate accommodation before eviction, thus upholding the state's actions. Consequently, the petitions for mandamus were dismissed, affirming the government's approach to slum clearance.