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Yashpal Vs Sushila:12 Apex Court Directions for Speedy Trial

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Yashpal Vs Sushila:12 Apex Court Directions for Speedy Trial

Fixing of the date of trial shall be in consultation with the learned advocates appearing for the parties to enable them to adjust their calendar. Once the date of trial is fixed, the trial should proceed accordingly to the...

Bipin Shantilal Panchal Vs State of Gujarat and Another- 22/02/2001

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Bipin Shantilal Panchal Vs State of Gujarat and Another- 22/02/2001

Trial—Delay in proceeding-Whenever an objection is raised during evidence taking stage regarding the admissibility of any material or item of oral evidence the trial Court can make a note of such objection and mark the objected document tentatively as...

Hussainara Khatoon and others Vs Home Secretary, State of Bihar, Patna-19/04/1979.

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Hussainara Khatoon and others Vs Home Secretary, State of Bihar, Patna-19/04/1979.

It is the constitutional right of every accused person who is unable to engage a lawyer and secure legal services on account of reasons such as poverty, indigence or incommunicado situation, to have free legal services provided to him...

The right to a speedy trial guaranteed by Art. 21 of the Constitution

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The right to a speedy trial guaranteed by Art. 21 of the Constitution

The right to a speedy trial is one of the dimensions of the fundamental right to life and liberty guaranteed by Art. 21 of the Constitution:vide Hussainara Khatoon(I) v. State of Bihar, (1979) 1 SCR 169 (per Bhagwati and...

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Supreme Court directions speeding up disposal of cases of undertrials pending in subordinate courts and appeals pending in the High Courts.

SUPREME COURT in the case of Hussain and Anr. v. Union of India [Criminal Appeal No.509 of 2017], the Chief Justices of all High Courts were asked to forthwith take appropriate steps consistent with the directions of the Supreme...