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People's Union for Civil Liberties v. Un10n of India and Anr.

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Reported as [1997] 1 S.C.R. 923
Bench B.P. Jeevan Reddy and S.C. Sen JJ.
Decided 5 February 1997

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that award of compensation cif Rs. 1,00,000 (Rupees one lakh only) to the families of each of the deceased would be appropriate and just.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Constitution of India-Art. 32-Writ Petition-Custodial deaths-Award of compensation of Rs. 1,00,000 to families of each of the deceased. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966-Article 9(5)-Custodial deaths-To what extent can the provisions of such Interna­ tional covenants/conventions be read into national laws-Held, provisions of the Covenant which elucidate and go to effectuate the fundamental 1ights can c be relied upon by courts. This writ petition was filed for issuance of a writ of mandamus or other appropriate order or direction to institute a judicial im1uiry into

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Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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