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:The second wave of Covid 19 engulfed the Indian soil in pyres and ashes. The surge in the number of cases and the unavailability of resources to tackle the same translated into a crisis which remains as the watermark of the pandemic in India. As the medical infrastructure crashed to handle the rise in the demand of medical care and facilities, the factor which fuelled the piling up of pyres is the shortage of medical oxygen. This study aims to analyse the oxygen shortage crisis of the second wave of Covid 19 in purview of the violation of the Article 21 of the Indian constitution. It shall explore the significance of right to life within the larger constitutional framework of the fundamental rights and primary functions of the government.