The Karnataka High Court has observed that breastfeeding is an inalienable right of a mother and the Constitution under Article 21 guarantees this fundamental right. The right of the infant needs to be assimilated with that of its mother, the court has underlined.

The high court bench headed by Justice Krishna S Dixit gave the order on September 29 while hearing a case of habeas corpus petition filed by a woman from Bengaluru, whose baby was stolen from the hospital.