Landmark case · Human Rights Law · Semester 6
Francis Coralie Mullin v. Administrator, UT of Delhi
(1981) 1 SCC 608 · Supreme Court of India
Prison and detention conditions are measured by dignity, not by the bare keeping of body and soul together.
From topic
Undertrials, legal aid and conditions of detention — Unit V, Human Rights Law.
Related sections:
- Constitution of India, 22(1) — Right to consult and be defended by a legal practitioner
- Constitution of India, 39A — Equal justice and free legal aid
- Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, 12 — Persons entitled to legal services