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Fast Track Courts — Landmark Judgments

Updated 10 Mar 2026

Landmark Judgments

Hussainara Khatoon & Ors. vs Home Secretary, State of Bihar

1979

This landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of India unequivocally established the right to a speedy trial as an integral and inalienable part of the fundamental right to life and…

Brij Gopal & Others vs State of UP

1995

While not directly establishing Fast Track Courts, this Supreme Court judgment strongly reiterated the principle that 'justice delayed is justice denied' and underscored the…