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1 - 10 of 11 (0.22 seconds)Article 21 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
Article 41 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
Section 2 in The Dock Workers (Regulation Of Employment) Act, 1948 [Entire Act]
Section 3 in The Dock Workers (Regulation Of Employment) Act, 1948 [Entire Act]
The Maharashtra Co-Operative Societies Act, 1960
Olga Tellis & Ors vs Bombay Municipal Corporation & Ors. Etc on 10 July, 1985
57. The petitioners have submitted that their right to work is being affected by reason of the action taken by the respondents. The petitioners rely upon the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation, ., where the Supreme Court has said that the scope of Article 21 is wide enough to cover the right to livelihood.
The Societies Registration Act, 1860
Sodan Singh Etc. Etc vs New Delhi Municipal Committee & Anr. Etc on 30 August, 1989
However, in the subsequent case of Sodan Singh v. New Delhi Municipal Committee, reported in A.I.R. 1989 S.C. page 1988, the Supreme Court has held that there cannot be a fundamental right of a citizen to occupy a particular place or to do a particular work. There is no right to hold a particular job or to occupy a particular post of one's choice. The right to work or to carry on an occupation is not the same thing as the right to work in a particular post. If a worker is retrenched consequent upon the closure of an industry he can pursue his rights and remedies under the Labour Laws. But the closure of the establishment does not by itself infringe his fundamental rights under Article 19(1)(g).
Delhi Development Horticulture ... vs Delhi Administration, Delhi And Ors on 4 February, 1992
In the case of Delhi Development Horticulture Employee's Union v. Delhi Administration, , the Supreme Court has clarified the provisions of Articles 21 and 41 in connection with the right to livelihood. It has said that the right to livelihood is not a fundamental right because the country has, so far, not attained the capacity to guarantee it. Advisedly, therefore, this right has been placed in the Chapter on Directive Principles of State Policy under Article 41.