The Karnataka High Court ruled in a landmark ruling that breastfeeding is a fundamental right of lactating mothers, guaranteed as a component of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution. Similarly, a suckling newborn has the right to be breastfed, which is concurrent with the mother’s right to breastfeed, according to single-judge
Right to Breastfeed is a Fundamental Right of Mother and Child Under Article 21: Karnataka HC
