Source: https://upscexpress.com/2017/08/21/right-to-freedom/
Timestamp: 2019-08-21 05:58:13
Document Index: 405572134

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art 19', 'Art 19', 'Art 21', 'Art 301', 'Art 20', 'Art 21', 'Art 21', 'Art 22']

Right to Freedom – Upsc Express
Art 19(1) – Democratic rights
Art 19(1)(a) and Art 21 – inalienable disjunct
Express your view, right to listen, any communicable medium
Express others view
Elect/reject candidate based on informed choices
Dissent – criticize govt
ITA 2000 – Sec 66A – chilling effect
Defamation – criminal and civil offense
Corollary of 19(1)(a)
Assemble anywhere without arms – meeting and procession
Form association, cooperatives, union
Not avail to military, armed forces
Strike is illegal, but not hartal
Whenever, wherever , however
Settle/reside
Settle anywhere within country
Strengthen unity and territorial integrity and promote fraternity
ILPS for NE states – Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland
Property – repealed
Practice any occupation but with qualification
State can take over for public interest
Complementary of Art 301 – to anyone – co operative federalism
Art 20: Conviction for offense
Only for criminal and not for civil and tax
Only to criminal courts and tribunals and not to civil and exe
No punishing twice
Cri + civil – two diff punishments
No compulsion of self evidence to police
Voluntary confession ok to judiciary
Specimens can be forced – doesn’t make difference
No lie detector, violates privacy
Art 21: Life
Fundamental of all FR
Principles of natural justice – basic str, eliminate arbitrariness, fairness
Procedure established with law
Available only against arbitrary action of exe and not legislative
Due process of law (American const)
Arbitrary action of both exe and legislature
Suicide is criminal offense – decriminalized (mental health care bill)
Euthanasia – passive and active – voluntary, involuntary, non voluntary
Passive – prolong life
Active – end life
Aruna Shanbaug case vs UOI 2014
Passive legal with court’s authority
Active illegal
Advance consent to practise euthanasia
Art 21A : Education
6 to 14yrs – free and compulsory edu by state
Right to schooling but not RTE
Centre State uncertain over financial responsibility
Perf based evaluation – teachers not trained and skilled
Auto promotion to next std
Art 22: Protection against Detention
Know grounds
No suspicion detention
Access to legal dept
Court within 24 hrs
Not detain any more time than sentenced
Need permission for further
Grant bail if half term over already
Posted on August 21, 2017 August 13, 2017 by UpscPosted in Political Science, polityTagged Article 19, constitution, Debates over Freedom, Free India, IAS, Indian Constitution, Judicial Debates, Right to Express, Right to Freedom, Right to life, Right to movement, upsc.
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