The judgement of the State of Gujarat vs. the Gujarat High Court holds that, "Compulsory manual labour…
Article 23(2) permits compulsory service for public purposes. Compulsory labour imposed as part of rigorous imprisonment was treated as serving the public purposes of reform…
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The judgement of the State of Gujarat vs. the Gujarat High Court holds that, "Compulsory manual labour can be exacted from convicted persons who have been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment". With the provisions of which article is this judgement consistent ?
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Article 23(2) permits compulsory service for public purposes. Compulsory labour imposed as part of rigorous imprisonment was treated as serving the public purposes of reform and rehabilitation.
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Rajasthan SET (RSET)