Question

“This article is most fundamental; it is expansive and covers many other rights and is applicable to both the citizens as well as non-citizens.” Evaluate the above statement by identifying the article described.

Answer 1

• The article described is Article 21.
• The meaning of 'right to life' includes right to human dignity, right to basic requirements of life, right to participate in activities and expression, right to tradition, heritage, and culture, etc.
• 'Personal liberty' means various rights that provide for personal liberty of a person, i.e., everyone has right to do his or her will freely.
• The meaning of 'right to life and personal liberty' is broad and embraces many aspects including dignity, food, shelter, etc.
• A person can be deprived of his or her 'right to life or personal liberty' only by procedure established by law. This means that any law that limits or takes away one'* right to life and personal liberty must contain a procedure that is fair and reasonable and not arbitrary.