Supreme Court of India
Dilip K. Basu v. State of West Bengal & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the matter cannot be left to be considered by the State Governments concerned, 0 having regard to the fact that several other State Governments have already taken action in that direction which we consider is commendable.
Judgment, page 36
From the headnote
Human rights - Violation of - Instances of custodial c deaths and torture in police station and jails - Recommendation by Amicus Curiae to curb these - Issuance of certain directions by this Court- States of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland to set up State Human Rights Commissions(SHRC) for their respective territories · within a period of six months- Vacant post of Chairperson or Member of SHRC to be filled up by State Governments within a period of three months - State Governments to take appropriate action in terms of s. 30 in regard to
Authorities it was built on
- 1993 Smt. Nilabati Behera Alias Laut Behera (through the Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee) v. State of Orissa and Ors.
- 1996 D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal
- 1997 Mansukhlal Vithaldas Chauhan v. State of Gujarat
- 1995 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Shyamsunder Trivedi and Ors.
- 2003 N.D. Jayal and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
- 2008 Smt. Bachahan Devi & Anr. v. Nagar Nigam, Gorakhpur & Anr.
- 2012 Imtiyaz Ahmad v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
- 1977 Official Liquidator v. Dharti Dhan (p) Ltd.
- 1997 Shri Dilip K. Basu Etc. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2018 Shafhi Mohammad v. The State of Himachal Pradesh
- 2016 Anita Kushwaha v. Pushap Sudan
- 2020 Nisha Priya Bhatia v. Union of India & Anr.
- 2023 Orissa Administrative Tribunal Bar Association v. Union of India & Others
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 followed · 1 referred to
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