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Article 21 of the Indian Constitution guarantees the protection of life and personal liberty. Discuss how the judiciary has expanded the scope of Article 21 through various landmark judgments. How has this expansion impacted the rights of individuals in India? Illustrate your answer with relevant case laws.
Article 21 of Constitution of India protects the fundamental right to life and personal liberty. The scope of this article has been expanded by the judiciary in various judgements. One of the landmark case for this article is - Maneka Gandhi v. UOI. In this case the passport of Maneka Gandhi was seiRead more
Article 21 of Constitution of India protects the fundamental right to life and personal liberty. The scope of this article has been expanded by the judiciary in various judgements. One of the landmark case for this article is – Maneka Gandhi v. UOI. In this case the passport of Maneka Gandhi was seized by the authorities under the Passport Act. A lawsuit followed. A 7 judge bench of Supreme Court held that a procedure under article 21 cannot be arbitrary or unreasonable. It paved a path to make India a Welfare State. It said that Right to life and personal liberty also included the right to travel abroad. It also established a relationship between Article 14 , 19 and 21; the holy trinity of the Indian Constitution. It also paved way to expand the rights of individuals against the state , instead of limiting or contracting them.
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