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Supreme Court on Right to Walk on Footpaths
June 25 , 2026
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- The Supreme Court of India in Maniyar Iliyaz @ Shaik Riyaz v. P. Ayyappan & Ors. held that the right to walk on safe and demarcated footpaths is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution.
- The judgment was delivered after a case involving the death of a 5-year-old child hit by a tanker while walking on a road with his father.
- The Court ruled that pedestrian safety and access to unobstructed footpaths take priority over motor vehicle movement on roads.
- It stated that the right to walk is an essential part of dignified living and is linked to the Right to Life and Personal Liberty under Article 21.
- The Court directed urban local bodies such as municipalities and development authorities to treat footpath protection as a constitutional duty.
- It also recommended that Parliament and State legislatures enact a dedicated law to ensure the enforcement of pedestrian rights and improve urban road safety.
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