Supreme Court Dismisses Application Seeking Direction to Enact Custodial Torture Legislation, Upholding Separation of Powers. Court holds that directing Parliament to legislate would violate the basic structure of the Constitution, despite acknowledging the gravity of custodial torture and India's international obligations under the UN Convention.
5 Sep 2019The applicant, Dr. Ashwani Kumar, a senior advocate and former Law Minister, filed a miscellaneous application in a disposed writ petition seeking a d...
