Annual Report
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10. Death of Two Infants due to Negligence by Hospital
Authorities in Baramulla District, Jammu & Kashmir
(Case No. 370/9/3/2012)
113
12. Health Rights of Workers Engaged in Stone Crushing
Units in Ganjam District, Odisha
(Case No. 134/18/5/07-08)
115
11. Death of a Woman due to Sterilization in a
Government Hospital in Ganjam District, Odisha
(Case No. 1479/18/5/2011)
114
13. Deaths of Labourers Engaged in Illegal Stone
Quarries in Rajasthan due to their Deteriorating
Health
(Case No. 2204/20/2/2011)
117
CHAPTER-6 RIGHT TO FOOD
119
A.
International Scenario
119
B.
National Scenario
120
C.
Illustrative Cases
121
Shortage of PDS Food Items Forces Thousands of
Poor to Buy Essential Items from Open Markets
at Exorbitant Prices in Remote Areas of Chamba
District in Himachal Pradesh
(Case No.180/8/2/2013)
121
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2.
3.
4.
Nine Children Die and Fifty Become Ill After
Consuming Mid Day Meal in a Government Primary
School in District Saran, Bihar
(Case No. 2467/4/32/2013)
122
Death of Two Persons due to Alleged Starvation and
Malnutrition in Narayanpur Kheda Village of Jaipur,
Rajasthan
(Case No. 815/20/6/2010)
124
147 Girls Fall Ill After Consuming Mid Day Meal in
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Girls Higher Secondary
School in Tamil Nadu
(Case No. 1197/22/46/2013)
123
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