1. Negative liberty' seeks to define and defend an area in which the individual would be inviolable - in which he or she could 'do - be or become' whatever he or she wishedto 'do - be or become'. 2. This is an area in which no external authority can interfere. It is a minimum area that is sacred and in which whatever the individual does - is not to be interfered with. 3. The existence of the 'minimum area of noninterference' is the recognition that human nature and human dignity need an area where the person can act unobstructed by others. 4. In the constitutional discussions in India - the term used for such justifiable constraints is 'reasonable restrictions'. 5. How big should this area be - or what should it contain - are matters of discussion - and will continue to be matters of debate since the bigger the area of noninterferencethe more the freedom.