Jhalawar School Collapse: Constitutional Right to Life Under Article 21 Violated in Tragedy
Introduction On one of the mornings in July 2025, a wing of the Government middle school in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, collapsed…
Tag: Right to Life
Anuradha Tiwari’s #KnowYourRoad Campaign is a Constitutional Imperative: Safeguarding Article 21’s Right to Life with Dignity
In a country where infrastructure is the true backbone of development, the #KnowYourRoad campaign has emerged as a bold push…
Rajasthan Heatwave and Article 21: Enforcing the Right to a Clean Environment Amid Climate Change
This article examines Rajasthan’s extreme heatwave through the lens of Article 21, arguing that the right to life encompasses protection from climate emergencies and necessitates robust heat action plans, equitable cooling infrastructure, and systemic policy reforms to safeguard environmental and public health.
Linking Delhi Heatwaves to Article 21: Protecting the Constitutional Right to Life Amid Climate Crisis
The heightening heatwaves in Delhi drive home the urgency to tackle climate change as an issue of human rights. The right to life, as under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, includes the right to a clean and stable environment. The judiciary acknowledging this right vis-a-vis the negative impacts of climate change is a responsibility placed on the state to take viable steps to abate these consequences. This involves setting up detailed heat action plans, encouraging sustainable city planning, maintaining access to primary resources such as water, and safeguarding at-risk populations. Ensuring adherence to these roles is essential for the protection of Delhi’s citizen constitutional rights from the intensifying climate crisis.
The Right to Life and the Death Penalty: Exploring the Conflict Between Capital Punishment and Human Dignity
This article will look at the issue of right to life and how it clashes with capital punishment: whether the very nature of the death penalty is in conflict with human dignity. It will review or consult on legal precedents from the U.S. and India, whereby courts try to balance state retribution with human rights. Then come philosophical arguments, the deterrence debate, risk of executing an innocent, and global trends toward abolition. It has underlined the moral and ethical dilemmas surrounding capital punishment by questioning its compatibility with the basic human right to life and dignity.