Supreme Court of India
National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India
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What the Court ordered
In exercise of the powers under Articles 32 and 142 of the Constitution of India, and in furtherance of the constitutional mandate under Article 21, this Court hereby issues the following directions to the Union of India as well as all the States and Union Territories: -
Judgment, 40
In brief
NALSA, acting under its statutory mandate in the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, conducted a nationwide Special Campaign for Old Prisoners & Terminally Ill Prisoners between 10 December 2024 and 10 March 2025, using a three-tier National/State/District unit structure to physically visit prisons, examine medical records and verify inmates. The campaign identified 5,393 elderly and/or terminally ill prisoners (1,886 undertrials and 3,507 convicts), including 11 terminally ill convicts and 84 convicts above 70 years of age across 17 States and Delhi who had not yet appealed to this Court.…
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