Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 118 · Decided 16 July 1979
Aladankandu Puthiyapurayil Abdulla v. Food Inspector, Cannanore & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 118 · [1980] 1 S.C.R. 4
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 489/1979
- Decided
- 16 July 1979
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, A.P. SEN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21
Headnote
Delay in di.Jposal of case.J-High Court .Jhould give perf!mptory direction Jori qui'ck diJpo.al. HELD : The trial cour~ in the country should ensure th8't in the spirit of Article 21 of the Constitution, food adulteration cases which involve imprison~ ment are tried expeditiously so that neither judicial procrastination. The High Court concern'ed should issue peremptory directioos to the trial judg~ demanding expeditious dispo8al of cases. Th'e State Government has a duty to sanction the required courts in obedience to the mandate of Article 21 which implies judicial justice without
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