Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 605 · Decided 1 May 1996
Common Cause"registered Society Through Its Director v. Union of India and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 605 · [1996] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 196
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1128/1986
- Decided
- 1 May 1996
- Bench
- B.P. JEEVAN REDDY, S.B. MAJMUDAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 309, 499; Constitution Article 32; Arms Act
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950 : Article 32-Public Interest Litigation­ Criminal cases-Unduly long pendency of-Under-trial prisoners-Re/ease, C discharge or acquittal of-Directions issued with regard to particular cases. D Article 21-Undertrial prisoners-Persona/ liberty of--Pendency of criminal of oppression-To protect and effectuate the life and liberty of citizen~nsuring of-Directions issued to the States and Union Tenitories. The petitioner filed a public interest litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, seeking directions with respect to cases pending in
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