Rajasthan has become the first state to pass the Right to Health Bill, which gives every resident of the state the right to avail free Out Patient Department services and In Patient Department services at all public health facilities in the state.
The PIL seeks direction from the Law Commission of India to examine population control laws and policies of the developed countries and prepare a comprehensive report within three months.
This petition is filed by two petitioners with physical disability. They submitted that it is a well-established principle that the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes the right to health.
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging the CBSE’s decision to hold compartment exams for class X and XII students amid the COVID 19 pandemic.