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In Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978), the Court expanded the scope of judicial review under…

Maneka Gandhi held that a law affecting personal liberty must provide a procedure that is fair, just and reasonable. A procedure does not satisfy Article 21 merely because a…

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In Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978), the Court expanded the scope of judicial review under Article 21 by

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Maneka Gandhi held that a law affecting personal liberty must provide a procedure that is fair, just and reasonable. A procedure does not satisfy Article 21 merely because a legislature enacted it: it must also withstand the constitutional test of non-arbitrariness. This broadened review by reading the protection of liberty together with Article 14.

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