Which Supreme Court case, decided in 2017, states that timely delivery of justice is part of human rights and denial of speedy justice threatens public confidence in the administration of justice?
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Which Supreme Court case, decided in 2017, states that timely delivery of justice is part of human rights and denial of speedy justice threatens public confidence in the administration of justice?
K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India
Hussain v. Union of India
Dipak Shubashchandra Mehta v. Central Bureau of Investigation
Ravinder Singh v. State of Himachal Pradesh
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In Hussain v. Union of India, decided on 9 March 2017, the Supreme Court observed that timely delivery of justice is part of human rights and that denial of speedy justice threatens public confidence in the administration of justice; it gave directions to cut delays in bail matters and criminal trials. K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India, also decided in 2017, concerned the right to privacy.
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