Supreme Court Allows Father's Appeal for Disinterment of Son's Body in Encounter Case, Upholding Right to Dignified Burial Under Article 21. The court held that the state's arbitrary denial of disinterment, while permitting it for others killed in the same encounter, violated Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, as the right to life includes the right of next of kin to perform last rites according to religious traditions.
12 Sep 2022The appeal arose from a dispute over the disinterment of the body of Mohd. Amir Magrey, killed in an encounter between police and militants in Hyderpo...
