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VANAJ VIDYANAIR 278· 2025

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Article 21 provides for right to life and liberty. Elucidate how the Constitution interprets and protects the right to life through the help of relevant case laws.

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The Constitution is not a telly dish but a highly evolved organism. ARTICLE 21 Right to life & personal liberty Negative right - No person shall be deprived. Procedure est by law (Procedure not lawful/Substance & content) BREAD IN INTERPRETATION (1) From Procedure established the Due Process - Pa 1951 V.S. dissent in (PK Gopalan case) (2) Not mere animal existence under Right to life (Essential mantra (Conti Article) (3) Exclusion of inclusion under Right to privacy (Pli Kaushi 2017) (4) Right to die only Rt 21 with diminish - Arun Shaunbagh case (5) Right of livelihood - Olga Tellis case (6) Right to clean environment - MK Raghunath case 2017 (7) Right of animals to right to life (8) Right of information of 21 sl/w HSGA (9) Right to quality education - Khni Krishnan case - Making it a broadly horizontal right enforced against private citizen.

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VANAJ VIDYAN

AIR 2782025

Subject & Paper

GS2GS2

Topic

Indian Constitution - Historical Underpinnings, Evolution, Features, Amendments, Significant Provisions and Basic Structure

Right to Privacy and Article 21

Right to Life and Liberty

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