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A.K. Gopalan vs The State Of Madras.Union Of India: ... on 19 May, 1950

Though Article 21 is couched in negative language, it is obvious that it confers a fundamental right to life and personal liberty. By a catena of decisions the scope of the words "personal liberty", as used in Article 21, is interpreted by the Supreme Court in wide terms. The narrow interpretation placed on the words "personal liberty" in A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras, : 1950CriLJ1383 was departed from in Menaka Gandhi v. Union of India : [1978]2SCR621 . It is now clear that from Art. 21 had sprung up a whole lot of human rights jurisprudence and it is now well- settled that 'Art. 21 has both negative and affirmative dimensions. In this expanding scenario of the scope of Art. 21 we have no hesitation in holding that a citizen is entitled to live with dignity and without being harassed by repealed enquiries. This, of course, is subject to the condition that the earlier enquiries were conducted in accordance with law.
Supreme Court of India Cites 106 - Cited by 1309 - H J Kania - Full Document

A.N. Jegannathan (Deceased), ... vs The Union Of India (Uoi), Represented By ... on 3 June, 2002

Though Article 21 is couched in negative language, it is obvious that it confers a fundamental right to life and personal liberty. By a catena of decisions the scope of the words "personal liberty", as used in Article 21, is interpreted by the Supreme Court in wide terms. The narrow interpretation placed on the words "personal liberty" in A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras, : 1950CriLJ1383 was departed from in Menaka Gandhi v. Union of India : [1978]2SCR621 . It is now clear that from Art. 21 had sprung up a whole lot of human rights jurisprudence and it is now well- settled that 'Art. 21 has both negative and affirmative dimensions. In this expanding scenario of the scope of Art. 21 we have no hesitation in holding that a citizen is entitled to live with dignity and without being harassed by repealed enquiries. This, of course, is subject to the condition that the earlier enquiries were conducted in accordance with law.
Madras High Court Cites 13 - Cited by 74 - A K Rajan - Full Document
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