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The ‘due process of law’ requirement to test the validity of a law that deprives life or liberty was established in:
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The ‘due process of law’ requirement to test the validity of a law that deprives life or liberty was established in:

A.

Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India

B.

R.C. Cooper v. Union of India

C.

Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration

D.

Kharak Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh

Correct option is A


The concept of ‘due process of law’ was introduced in Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978). The judgment expanded the interpretation of Article 21, ensuring that any law depriving life or liberty must be fair, just, and reasonable. It marked a departure from the earlier "procedure established by law" standard.

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