Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 324 · Decided 27 February 1996
Shaheen Welfare Association v. Union of India and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 324 · [1996] 2 S.C.R. 1123
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 117/1995
- Decided
- 27 February 1996
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, SUJATA V. MANOHAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 1208, 147
Headnote
WELFARE ASSOCIATION v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS FEBRUARY 27, 1996 [A.M. AHMADI, CJ. AND SUJATA V. MANOHAR, J.] Terrorist and Disntptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 : S.20(8). Trial-Designated Cowt~~Jnadequate number of-Unde1trials languishing in jails-Undertrials divided into different the existing Session Court were also designated as Courts under TADA, with the result that these Courts did not deal exclusively with the trial of TADA cases. These Courts also dealt with other criminal cases, and so the entire time of such D Court was not available for the trial of TADA
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