Question

In which of the following case the Supreme Court First of all made an attempt to look into the question regarding the extension of the right to life to the right to Health and other Hygienic conditions

• A. The Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra Vs State of Uttar Pradesh.
• B. M.C Mehta Vs Union of India
• C. V. Lakshmipathy Vs State of Karnataka
• D. F.K. Hussain Vs Union of India.

Hint:

The Doon Valley case ({Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra}) was a pioneering environmental PIL. It was one of the first cases where the Supreme Court linked the Right to Life under Article 21 to the need for a healthy environment, thereby planting the seeds for the recognition of the Right to Health.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The case of Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra, Dehradun v. State of U.P. (1985), also known as the Doon Valley Quarrying Case, is one of the earliest instances where the Supreme Court expanded the scope of Article 21 (Right to Life) to include environmental protection and ecological balance. By ordering the closure of limestone quarries in the Mussoorie hills due to environmental degradation, the court implicitly recognized that the right to life includes the right to a healthy and hygienic environment, free from pollution that endangers health. This laid the groundwork for later, more explicit judgments on the right to health.