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Dr. Ashwani Kumar v. Union of India and Another

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Bench Ranjan Gogoi, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna JJ.
Decided 5 September 2019

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated above, this reasoning is constitutionally unacceptable and untenable.

Judgment, page 28

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Custodial Torture: Writ petition filed under Art.32 of the Constitution – Seeking effective and purposive legislative framework/law based upon the ‘Convention against torture and Other Cruel, inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment’ adopted by the United Nations General Assembly – Prayer of applicant was that custodial torture being crime against humanity which directly infracts and violates Art.21, this court should invoke and exercise jurisdiction under Arts.141, 142 for protection and advancement of human dignity, a core and non-negotiable constitutional right – Held: It is true that…

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