Expansion of the Right to Life Role of Judiciary

Abstract

After attaining independence from the foreign rule, the main task before the governors of Indian polity was to devise the means and strategy for securing economic and social justice for the Indians. After freedom from the colonial rule, the reconstruction of Indian society on the dynamic philosophy of social revolution was the main agenda before the leaders. Keeping these things in mind, the constitution makers declared India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic public assuring each individual of equality of status and opportunity for the development of the best in him. In Article 21 of the constitution is Right to life is the most precious human right of all other rights. It is the most important and fundamental of all the rights that man can aspire for. Everyone expects that this right is not deprived arbitrarily. The judiciary is assigned the task to safeguard the liberties of people and to pass any order for doing complete justice in the matters before it, to usher in a justice promised in the preamble phrases. newline My topic of study is Expansion of the Right to life: Role of Judiciary newline In my thesis work, I have made extensive and intensive study of topic under six chapters. First chapter deals with Introduction. It includes Nature, meaning and concept of Right to life and its constitutional perspectives and it also cover the importance of the topic research methodology, objectives of the study, review of the literature and data used in the study. newline Second chapter deals with origin and growth of Fundamental Rights and Historical background .In this chapter, it contains description of various sources from where fundamental rights came into existence in the Indian constitution and what was the position during Ancient India, Medieval period India , and Modern India and Motilal Nehru committee, Human right and Indian constitution, Historical Background etc. newline Third chapter deals with the Different dimensions of Right to life in the perspective of Article 21 of the constitution, it explained t