Rights Act 1993.
In Section 2(d) of the 1993 Act, the definition of "human rights" means the rights
relating to life, liberty ... contended that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights includes the
right to life, liberty and security of a person and there is no reason
right to shelter is a fundamental
right available to every citizen of India. It was also read into the
right to life guaranteed under Article ... basic human right of shelter.
27. The right to shelter as an essential concomitant of the
fundamental right to life was also pressed
Supreme Court held that "the right to privacy was implicit in the right
to life and liberty guaranteed to the citizens of this country ... Protection of Human Rights Act, 1943 defines
`human rights' as the 'rights relating to life, liberty, equality and
dignity of the individual guaranteed
same is
inconsistent with fundamental rights enshrined in Part III of the
Constitution. If such fundamental right to life is offended by any
such ... honour. Such a
life is not a meaningful life. It is not a life with dignity. It is a
life of perpetual agony and suffering
this country. The aim behind having
elementary right of the individual such as the Right to Life and
Liberty is not fulfilled as desired ... right secured by Article 21 is available to every citizen or
non-citizen, according to this article, two rights are secured.
1. Right to life
Poor") in total
violation of their fundamental right to shelter enshrined in right
to life under Article 21 of the Constitution. It is contended ... would amount to gross violation of their human rights as well as
the fundamental right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the
Constitution
that the right to marry and right to obtain divorce by mutual
consent must be reckoned as incidents of the right to life. Right ... that right to marry and the right
to secure divorce must be reckoned as basic and essential
incidents of the right to life. Right
established by law, if the right to livelihood is not
regarded as a part of the right to life. That, which alone
makes it possible ... family to all these rights, which are
all essential and integral part of right to life guaranteed under Article
21 of the Constitution of India
right to life and right to health.
20. The right to health forming an inalienable component of the right to life
under Article ... Indian human rights law. Section 2(d) PHRA defines "human rights" to
mean "the rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity
means of livelihood. If
the right to livelihood is not treated as a
part of the constitutional right to life,
the easiest way of depriving ... trite therefore that the right to livelihood which is an
essential and integral part of the right to life constitutionally
guaranteed under Article 21 cannot
