Created by Fuzzy Cloud

National Food Security Act, 2013

12 judgments · newest first · showing 1–12

MANIYAR ILIYAZ @ SHAIK RIYAZ & ANR.versusP. AYYAPPAN & ORS.

2026 INSC 647Disposed off

The appellant, a father, lost his five‑year‑old son when a tanker struck the boy as they walked to school on a road that had no footpath or pedestrian crossing. The father filed a claim for Rs 25,00,000 before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, which awarded Rs 7,82,000 with interest; the High …

MAATR SPARSH AN INITIATIVE BY AVYAAN FOUNDATIONversusUNION OF INDIA & OTHERS

2025 INSC 302Disposed off

The NGO Avyaan Foundation filed a public‑interest writ seeking a mandamus directing the Union and State governments to construct feeding and child‑care rooms in public places for nursing mothers. The petition argued that lack of such facilities infringes the fundamental rights of mothers and …

ANUN DHAWAN & ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2024 INSC 136Disposed off

The petitioners, claiming to be social activists, filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking that the Union and State governments formulate and implement Community Kitchens to combat hunger, malnutrition and starvation, and also sought a National Food Grid beyond the Public Distribution Scheme. …

MANIBEN MAGANBHAI BHARIYAversusDISTRICT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER DAHOD & ORS.

2022 INSC 473Appeal(s) allowed

The petitioners, Anganwadi workers and helpers employed under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme in Gujarat, sought gratuity benefits under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The Gujarat High Court’s Division Bench held that they were not employees and thus ineligible for …

THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS.versusGITASHREE DUTTA (DEY)

2022 INSC 453Appeal(s) allowed

The State of West Bengal and others appealed against a Calcutta High Court order that had quashed a notification cancelling Fair Price Shop (FPS) vacancies. The vacancy had been declared in January 2014, and the applicant, Gitashree Dutta, was selected but not appointed before the State issued a …

IN RE: PROBLEMS AND MISERIES OF MIGRANT LABOURERSversus.

2021 INSC 315Disposed off

The Supreme Court, acting suo motu, examined the hardships faced by migrant labourers during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the lack of food and welfare benefits. It noted that many migrants were not covered by the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and therefore could not access dry rations. The …

DIPIKA JAGATRAM SAHANIversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

2021 INSC 23Case Allowed

The petition, filed under Article 32 as a public‑interest litigation, challenged the nationwide closure of Anganwadi Centres during the COVID‑19 pandemic and sought their reopening and the provision of nutrition to pregnant women, lactating mothers, adolescent girls and children up to six years as …

VAISHNORANI MAHILA BACHAT GATversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS.

2019 INSC 278Disposed off

The petitioners challenged a 2016 Maharashtra tender for supplying ready‑to‑cook food to Anganwadi centres, alleging that the tender’s conditions – mandatory use of extrusion technology, a turnover threshold of Rs 1 crore and requirement of automated production units – were arbitrary and excluded …

SWARAJ ABHIYAN (V)versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2017 INSC 660Dismissed

The Supreme Court examined a writ petition under Art. 32 challenging the failure of several State Governments and Union Territories to implement mandatory provisions of the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFS Act), including grievance redressal officers, State Food Commissions, social audits and …

SWARAJ ABHIYAN - (II)versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2016 INSC 426Directions issued

The Supreme Court heard a public‑interest writ petition filed by Swaraj Abhiyan seeking comprehensive food‑security measures for persons affected by drought, including provision of food grains, dal, edible oil and enhanced mid‑day meals. The petitioners argued that the non‑implementation of the …

SWARAJ ABHIYAN - (IV)versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2016 INSC 426Hearing Adjourned

Swaraj Abhiyan filed a public‑interest writ petition seeking higher monetary relief for crop loss, effective management of fodder banks and loan restructuring for farmers affected by drought. The Union of India contended that the relief amounts and related schemes are governed by the Disaster …