Right to Life

CONFLICT BETWEEN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM & THE TIGHT TO LIFE

The Supreme Court is hearing a landmark case against the practice of Female Genital Mutilation prevalent in the Dawoodi Bohra community. The matter, pending since 2018, raises critical questions about the interplay between the right to religious freedom under Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution and the fundamental right to life and personal liberty under Article 21.