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# Landmark cases that shaped Article 21 (Right to life)
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- Published: 2023-01-17T15:07:01.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-17T15:07:49.000Z
- Author: UPSCprep.com

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

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