- Rohan J Alva
- Updated: Jan 25, 2022, 14:42 IST IST
In his new book, the Supreme Court lawyer looks at the origins of Article 21, and why the Constituent Assembly decided not to grant due process protection to the right to life and personal liberty when India gave herself the Constitution on January 26, 1950
On November 16, 1948, the President [Rajendra Prasad] put to vote the numerous amendments that had been moved to amend a large number of articles. After debating and voting on all the amendments, the Constitution approached its final form. On November 17, 1948, Dr Ambedkar moved to joyous jubilations the resolution: “That the Constitution as settled by the Assembly be passed.”
The Assembly would now begin the third reading of the Draft Constitution, which continued till November 25, 1949. The speeches made in the course of the third reading suggest a sharp division amongst the members on the general question of fundamental rights, and on the specific issue of the absence of a due process guarantee in the chapter on fundamental rights.
The Assembly would now begin the third reading of the Draft Constitution, which continued till November 25, 1949. The speeches made in the course of the third reading suggest a sharp division amongst the members on the general question of fundamental rights, and on the specific issue of the absence of a due process guarantee in the chapter on fundamental rights.
