Article 21 of the Constitution of India states that “no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law”, guaranteeing the Fundamental Right to life and personal liberty to everyone. That definition of “life” here means a right to live with dignity--more than a mere “animal existence”, as stated in Munn vs. Illinois (1877, US Supreme Court). The same was reiterated in the Supreme Court ruling in Francis Coralie Mullin vs. The Administrator, Union Territory of Delhi. In the Vishaka and others vs State of Rajasthan case (1997), the court held that sexual harassment at the workplace is a violation of the right to life with dignity and laid down the Vishaka Guidelines for defining sexual harassment in the workplace. In 2013, the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act came into effect. The principle of Affirmative Action to remedy the disadvantages faced by women, is also incorporated into Article 15(3) of the Constitution of India.