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Olga Tellis v. Union of India
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About — Olga Tellis v. Union of India
Olga Tellis v. Union of India (1985) is a Supreme Court judgment that read the right to livelihood into Article 21’s guarantee of life and personal liberty. The ruling, stemming from the eviction of Delhi’s pavement dwellers, mandated that any displacement must provide alternative housing, thereby establishing procedural due process for slum clearances.