IIn which judgement did the Supreme Court extend the scope of Article 21 and observed that ‘the Right to education flows directly from the Right to life’?
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Correct answer: B
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The correct answe ris option 2 i.e. Mohini Jain v State of Karnataka.
In the landmark judgment of Mohini Jain v. State of Karnataka (1992), the Supreme Court of India extended the scope of Article 21 of the Constitution, which guarantees the Right to Life. The Court observed that the Right to Education flows directly from the Right to Life, emphasizing that without education, the enjoyment of other fundamental rights would be meaningless. This ruling laid the foundation for making education a fundamental right, leading to the eventual enactment of the Right to Education Act in 2009.