right to privacy as an emanation from the right to freedom of
expression and other rights. In that case, Douglas, J. observed that
the right ... also the right to distribute, the right to receive,
and the right to read and that without these peripheral rights, the
specific right would
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 enumerates at least 27
broad rights including the right to life, freedom from slavery and forced
labour. The Protection ... Human Rights Act, 1993 defines Human Rights to
mean the rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the
individual guaranteed by the Constitution
really does not arise
forconsideration. [136G]
(a) The citizen's right to life and personal liberty
are guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution ... face the
consequences of his act. Such a person forfeits his right to
life. [136E3]
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instrumentalities where fundamental rights are
sought to be enforced. Relying on several previous
judgments, this Court held that right to life would mean
meaningful ... right under Article 21 , read
with Articles 39(e) , 41 , 43 , 48A and all related
to Articles and fundamental human rights to
make the life
well-being
and to the enjoyment of basic human rights, i.e. the right to life itself.
The right to have living atmosphere congenial ... human existence is a right
to life. The Declaration, therefore, says that "in the developing
countries, most of the environmental problems are caused
observed that Article 21 protects the right to livelihood as the integral facet of right to life.
In the matter of All India Statutory Corporation ... health. Due to economic constraints, though right to work was not declared as a fundamental right, right to work of workman, lower class, middle class
Protection of Human
Rights Act, 1993 , Section 2(b) defines human rights to mean
"the rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity ... life". Equality
dignity of person and right to development are inherent
rights in every human being. Life in its expanded horizon
includes all that
State, sometimes for right reasons and sometimes
for presumably right reasons, tries to encroach upon even those basic and
inviolable rights of an individual. Hence ... citizens have
been given certain rights which are fundamental to the human existence.
Out of those, right to life and liberty guaranteed by Article
free and equal in
dignity and rights." Article 3 assures that "Everyone has
the right to life, liberty and security of person ... life to illustrate is of a positive right. He states that
"right to life is considered as a positive right if it
requires
entitled to the precious right
guaranteed in Art. 21. The right to a speedy trill is
implicit in the right to a fair trial which ... implicit in the
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right to a fair trial which has been held to be part of the
right to life and liberty guaranteed
