
15 Landmark Judgments that shaped Article 21 (Right to life)
✨All of these can be quoted in GS 2
1. Ramlila Maidan v. Home Secretary, UOI: Right to sleep
2. Maneka Gandhi v. UOI: The right to live with dignity
3. Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation: Right to livelihood
4. Parmanand Katara vs. Union of India: Right to health & medical assistance
5. K.S. Puttaswamy v. UOI 2017; People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) v. UOI 1997: Right to Privacy
6. Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v. UOI 2011; Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab 1996: Right to die
7. Mohini jain v. state of karnataka 1992; Unnikrishnan v. state of Andhra Pradesh 1993: Right to education is a FR
8. M.H. Hoskot v. State of Maharashtra 1978: Right to free legal aid is a FR
9. Hussainara Khatoon v. State of Bihar 1979: Right to speedy trial is a FR
10. D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal 1996: Right against illegal Detention
11. MC Mehta Cases: Right to Clean Environment
12. Prem Shankar v. Delhi Administration 1980: Right against handcuffing
13.Chameli Singh v. State of U.P. 1996: Right to shelter
14. Kishore Singh v. State of Rajasthan 1981: Using third degree violative of article 21
15. Faheema Shirin vs State of Kerala: Right to Internet.



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