State Human Rights Commission — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

PUCL vs Union of India & Others

2003

This landmark case established the right to food as a fundamental right under Article 21 and mandated state governments to implement various food security schemes. State Human…

Nilabati Behera vs State of Orissa

1993

This case established the principle of compensation for human rights violations by state agencies and recognized the role of human rights commissions in recommending compensation.…

D.K. Basu vs State of West Bengal

1997

This judgment laid down comprehensive guidelines for arrest and detention procedures to prevent custodial violence and torture. The Supreme Court mandated that human rights…

Bodhisattwa Gautam vs Subhra Chakraborty

1996

This case recognized rape as a violation of fundamental rights under Articles 14, 15, and 21, and established the role of human rights commissions in addressing gender-based…

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