RIGHT TO LIFE:
The most important ingredient of Article 21 is the expression 'Life'. Right to life under Article 21 is something more than mere survival or animal existence. It is something more than mere breathing. The Hon’ble Supreme Court has held in Francis Coralie Mullin v. Union Territory that right to life would include the right to live with human dignity. With this interpretation given to Article 21, the door was made open for various kinds of rights which will have to be read into the Right to life with human dignity. Thus right to minimum subsistence during suspension (State of Maharashtra v. Chandrabhan ), right of a person not to be subjected to bonded labour or to unfair labour conditions, (People's Union v. Union of India ),
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So this right has been stressed by international, regional and national documents. For example, Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says: ``every one has the right to life, liberty and security of person.'' Similarly, Article 2(1) of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights 1950 declares. ``Everyone's right to life shall be protected by law.'' Article 21 of the Indian Constitution provides that none shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to the procedure established by law. The right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is not merely a fundamental right, but is a basic human right. The fundamental rights are mostly of individual character and meant to protect individuals against arbitrary state action. Several of these fundamental rights are ordinarily capable of enjoyment only by persons who are already free from want and necessity. Thus, economic and social freedom is necessary in addition to political freedom. This means that in order to realize one's rights, the role of the state is also