Sudhir Yadav @ Sudhir Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Petition sought direction to jail authorities for compensation for father's death in judicial custody. Since an application was pending before the National Human Rights Commission regarding the same death, the court disposed of the writ petition with liberty to pursue the NHRC application.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to petitioner to approach the NHRC for expeditious disposal of the pending application.