MANIYAR ILIYAZ @ SHAIK RIYAZ & ANR. versus P. AYYAPPAN & ORS.

Case summary from SCR

Issue for Consideration Whether the right to walk is a Fundamental Right; whether the High Court erred in reducing the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. Headnotes† Constitution of India – Art.19(1)(d) r/w Arts.19(1)(a), (b), (c) and Art.21 on demarcated footpaths alongside motorised roads, a fundamental right: Held: The right to walk is a fundamental right under Part III of the Constitution – It is integral to the right to movement guaranteed u/Art.19(1)(d), r/w Art.19(1)(a), Art.19(1) (b), Art.19(1) (c) and Art.21 –