a) Right to Education (Article 21A)

The Right to Education was incorporated through the 86th constitutional amendment enacted by the Parliament of India after landmark judgements by the Supreme Court in the Mohini Jain and Unni Krishnan case. This provides one of the many examples where both the above mentioned innate features have worked in tandem to reflect the aspirations of the people, making it ‘alive’ to the need of the hour

b) The Supreme Court has taken account of people’s aspirations and helped keep the Constitution alive by constantly broadening the span of Article 21 or the ‘Right to Protection of Life and Personal Liberty’. Starting with its judgment in the Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India case, 1978, the SC has time and again brought about various judgments so as to tackle various issues crippling normal life of Indian citizens or some other need of the hour. The CNG ruling in Delhi, Ganga river protection, right to adequate shelter, right to privacy as a fundamental right, right to die with dignity as a fundamental right and thus allowing passive euthanasia et al are instances of such rulings.

Thus, in a way the Constitution constantly evolves, just as a living organism would do, learning from its experience and the surrounding environment.