Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 319 · Decided 3 August 2012
DR. Mehmood Nayyar Azam v. State of Chattisgarh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 319 · [2012] 8 S.C.R. 651
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5703/2012
- Decided
- 3 August 2012
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; Constitution Article 21, 32, 226; Electricity Act
Headnote
651 DR. MEHMOOD NAYYAR AZAM v. STATE OF CHATTISGARH AND ORS. (Civil Appeal Noo. 5703 of 2012) AUGUST 03, 2012 [K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN AND DIPAK MISRA, JJ.) A B Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 21 - Right to life - Custodial torture - Compensation for - Appellant-doctor arrested in respect of were circulated in general public and were also filed by one of the respondents in a revenue proceeding - Appellant sought public law remedy D for grant·of compensation - High Court arrived at the finding that appellant was indeed subjected to custodial torture and accordingly
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