Supreme Court of India
Sheela Barse & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the petitioner should have access to information and should be permitted to visit jails, children's homes, remand homes, observation homes, borstal schools and all institutions connected 0 with housing of delinquent or destitute children.
Judgment, page 7
From the headnote
Constitution of India, 1950, Art. 144,-Scope of-Duty of the Subordinate Courts/Judicial authorities to comply with the directions of the apex Court explained. Constitution of India, Art 39(f)-Legislation, enactment and en forcement of Children's Acts-Constitutional obligation of State States to enforce Children's Acts-District Judges to visit jails and see that child prisoners are accorded the benefit of Jail Manual. Children Acts-Children-Legislation for benefit of-Enactment and enforcement by States-Necessity of. The petitioner filed the present petition under Article 32 of the
Where later benches applied it
- 2014 National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India and Others
- 2013 Essa@ Anjum Abdul Razak Memon v. The State of Maharashtra, through Stf, Cbi Mumbai, Part-ii
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to
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