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The document discusses the evolution of Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, which guarantees the right to life and personal liberty. It began with a narrow interpretation by the Supreme Court that only prohibited deprivation of life or liberty without a properly enacted law. However, in Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978), the Court interpreted Article 21 more broadly to require that any law depriving life or liberty must be just, fair, and reasonable. This led to an expansion of rights covered under

Author

HEMALATHA S

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