Constitutional Courts Can Intervene in Delayed UAPA Trial as It Violates Article 21; J&K and Ladakh HC Directs Expeditious Conclusion of Proceedings
The High Court held that constitutional guarantees under Article 21 cannot be defeated by the gravity of allegations under the UAPA, and that the mandate of day-to-day trial under Section 19 of the NIA Act reflects a legislative intent that serious prosecutions cannot be allowed to linger indefinitely.