The requirement of reasonableness runs like a golden thread through the entire fabric of fundamental rights.
The part III of the constitution enshrines the backbone of our democratic system which is the fundamental rights. Article 13 establishes the supremacy of fundamental rights by declaring that all laws which are inconsistent with or against fundamental rights shall be void to the extent of the inconsistency. A law must incorporate the principles of natural justice and if a law deprives a person of his fundamental rights without complying with the rules of natural Justice could not be held as valid and it lacks reasonableness which is the core of the fundamental rights. Article 21 of the constitution says that: “No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to the procedure establish by law”. Also, personal liberty is one of the most important of all fundamental rights. The restriction upon freedoms can be only imposed if they are reasonable. Hence a restriction to be constitutionally valid must be satisfying the following 2 tests: 1...