No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law. Article 21 Indian Constitution 1950.
The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India concurring opinion, stated that "it is evident that right of privacy and the right to sleep have always been treated to be a fundamental right like a right to breathe, to eat, to drink, to blink, etc.".
We can conclude that the Sleep of crew members is a fundamental right protected by the constitution of India. Restriction can only be imposed on fundamental rights through a law or an act enacted by the state or central government. The act must pass the test of reasonableness and must not be arbitrary. unfair, whimsical or fanciful.
“My mind clicks on and off…I try letting one eyelid
close at a time while I prop the other open with my
will. But the effort’s too much. Sleep is winning. My
whole body argues dully that nothing, nothing life
can attain, is quite so desirable as sleep.”
Charles Lindbergh, describing the fatigue that struck him
nine hours into his 33-hour solo Atlantic crossing.