Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958

Muralidhar Sarangi owned two trucks insured under two policies of New India Assurance. While transporting goods in Assam, the trucks were destroyed by Bodo terrorists, resulting in loss of the vehicles and the death of a driver. The insurer denied the claim, stating that terrorist risk was excluded. The State Consumer …

The Supreme Court examined challenges to the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) and the Assam Disturbed Areas Act, 1955, along with notifications declaring disturbed areas in several northeastern states. Petitioners argued that Parliament lacked competence to enact AFSPA, that the Act was colourable legisl…

The petitioner, a student, filed a writ of habeas corpus under Article 32 of the Constitution on behalf of C. Daniel and C. Paul, who were allegedly taken by jawans of the 21st Sikh Regiment from Huining village to Phungrei camp on 10 March 1982 and thereafter disappeared. The respondents (Union of India, State of Mani…

The petitioners, comprising the Extra Judicial Execution Victim Families Association and a human‑rights trust, alleged that the Manipur police and Union armed forces carried out fake encounters and extra‑judicial killings of civilians, many of whom were in custody, and that no FIRs were registered. They sought, under A…

The petitioners, representing families of alleged victims of extra‑judicial killings in Manipur, claimed that between 1979 and 2012 over 1,500 people were unlawfully killed by police or security forces, violating the right to life under Article 21. The State of Manipur and the Union of India contended that the killings…