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Article 21 of Indian Constitution:- Article 21   What is Article 21 Of the Indian Constitution? Protection of life and personal liberty No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to the procedure established by law. “ The right to life is illusory without a right to the protection of the means by which alone life can be lived. And, the right to life can only be taken away or abridged by a procedure established by law, which has to be fair and reasonable, not fanciful or arbitrary such.” (Olga Tellis vs Bombay Municipal Corporation,1985 SCC (3) 545) Discuss the law relating to the right to live in India. Is Article 21 an absolute right? The inception of the phraseology of Article 21 with a negative word is used in connection with the word deprived. The motive of the fundamental right as laid down under Article 21 is to pre-empt any infringement of personal liberty and denial of life except according to procedure establ...