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1 - 6 of 6 (0.19 seconds)Govt. Of Andhra Pradesh And Another vs R.K. Ragala And Another on 31 January, 1994
10. While dealing with the matter in identical situation, this Court in
R.K.Ragala's case (supra), at paragraphs 16 and 17 held as under:
Unni Krishnan, J.P. And Ors. Etc. Etc vs State Of Andhra Pradesh And Ors. Etc. Etc on 4 February, 1993
In Unni Krishnan v. State of A.P. : [1993]1SCR594 the Constitution
Bench of the Supreme Court had this to say dealing with Article 21 of the
Constitution.
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harassed by repealed enquiries.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.
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harassed by repealed enquiries.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.
Article 14 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
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