Baby Devananda D (Minor) Thr Her Mother ... vs Employees State Insurance Corporation ... on 17 July, 2019
52. This Court, in case of Mohammed Ahmed (Minor) v. Union of India
(supra) while balancing the Right to Health under Article 21 of the
Constitution and the corresponding obligations of State under Articles 14
and 21, held that while the availability of finance with the Government is a
relevant factor, but, at the same time, no Government ought to be allowed to
say that it will not treat patients with chronic and rare diseases due to
financial constraints, especially when their prognosis is good. It held:-