DR ANUPAM KUMAR MISHRA

  Right To Die  According to Article 21 of the Indian Constitution of 1950 no person shall be deprived of his or her life or personal liberty unless in accordance with the procedures established by law. The Supreme Court of India concluded in the case of Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India that the right to life enshrined in Article 21 of the Indian Constitution is not only a physical right, but it also encompasses the right to live with human dignity as part of its purview. The case of Bandhua Mukti Morcha vs. Union of India contains another another comprehensive formulation of the right to live with dignity, in which it characterises Article 21 as the "heart of basic rights." In this judgement, Justice Bhagwati stated that it is the fundamental right of every citizen of India to live with human dignity, free of exploitation, and that this is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Indian Constitution. The right to life encompasses the right to live in accordance with human digni