2021 · Q94
Which one of the following statements with regard to Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India case, 1978 is not correct?
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- AIt was held that Article 19 and Article 21 are not watertight compartments.
- BIt was held that a law coming under Article 21 may not satisfy the requirements of Article 19.
- CA fair trial eliminates the biases against the accused in the trial.
- DThe right to life under Article 21 does not include the right to die.
Explanation
In Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India (1978) the Court held that Articles 19 and 21 are not watertight compartments, that a law under Article 21 must also satisfy Article 19, and it laid down the requirement of fair procedure. The proposition that the right to life does not include the right to die was laid down later in Gian Kaur (1996), not in Maneka Gandhi. Hence statement D is the not-correct statement about the Maneka Gandhi case.