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Article 21, Constitution of India
Protection of life and personal liberty. This page tracks every judgment the platform indexes under Article 21, updated automatically as new content is published.
Judgments indexed
3,106Supreme Court
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Article 21 has been read expansively to include a range of unenumerated rights, from privacy and a clean environment to a speedy trial. Recent benches have continued to add procedural content to the guarantee, particularly in custodial and healthcare settings.
Statutory text — extract
No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.
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