Important Rights under Article 21 (with Case Laws)
Top 10 Rights under Article 21 with important Case Laws
Right to live with human dignity
Cases:
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· Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, AIR 1978 SC 597
· Francis Coralie v. Union Territory of Delhi, AIR 1981 SC 746
· Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India, AIR 1984 SC 802)
Right to livelihood
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Cases:
· Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation, AIR 1986 SC 180
· Sodan Singh v. New Delhi Municipal Corporation, 1989 4 SCC 155
Right to Education
· Mohini Jain v. State of Karnataka, AIR 1992 SC 1858
· Unnikrishnan v. State of Andhra Pradesh, 1993 SCC (1) 645)
Right of prisoners and right against illegal detention
Cases:
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· Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration, 1980 SCC (3) 488)
· D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal, 1997 1 SCC 416 (Click here or here)
Right to legal aid and right to speedy trial
Cases:
· Hussainara Khatoon v State of Bihar, AIR 1979 SC 1369
· Khatri v. State of Bihar, 1981 SCC (1) 627)
Right against sexual harassment at work place
Case:
Vishakha v State of Rajasthan, 1997 (6) SCC 241)
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Right to clean environment
Case:
Vellore Citizens’ Welfare Forum v. Union of India, 1996 (5) SCC 647)
Right to Privacy
Case:
Justice K.S. Puttuswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India, (2017) 10 SCC 1 (Click here or here)
Cases:
· Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v. Union of India, 2011 (4) SCC 454 (Click here or here)
· Common Cause v. Union of India, (2018) 9 SCC 382)
Right to choose life partner
Case:
Shakti Vahini v. Union of India, 2018 (7) SCC 192
You might be interested to refer:
- Top 10 Cases on Scope of Article 21
- Changing Dimensions of Article 21
- Case Brief: A.K. Gopalan v. State Of Madras
- Case Brief: Maneka Gandhi v Union of India
- Case Brief: Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India (UOI) and Ors.
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