Across India, high courts are interpreting Article 21 of the Constitution to give depth and detail to the “inner” aspects of the right to life, namely, the right to privacy and to make one’s own choices.

As government interference with the issue of individual choice increases and previous notions of what constitutes the issue of choice is challenged, the Supreme Court has set the scope of civil life and freedom on many important issues. You will be asked to determine the range.