Reviewed case brief
Francis Coralie Mullin v Administrator, Union Territory of Delhi
AIR 1981 SC 746
AIR 1981 SC 746 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1981
- Subjects
- Constitutional Law I
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
The right to life under Article 21 is not confined to mere animal existence; it includes the right to live with human dignity and all that goes along with it, and extends even to detenus under preventive detention laws.
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Editorial source
AIR 1981 SC 746; landmark decision expanding Article 21's meaning to include dignity
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