SC weighs SOP for urgent cases affecting life, liberty
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider framing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to allow citizens to knock on the doors of the courts any time, day or night, in cases affecting life and liberty, including illegal detentions, imminent demolition of homes, deportations, custodial violence, or other state actions.A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant was hearing a petition filed by a top court advocate, Maheravish Rein, who said the courts cannot afford to close especially against the background of credible reports of late-night arrests, early-morning demolition drives, and deportation or executive actions undertaken during weekends or holidays. The absence of a structured and institutionalised mechanism ensuring continuous judicial accessibility may result in irreversible consequences before affected persons are able to approach constitutional courts… The protection of liberty cannot remain dependent upon the temporal boundaries of court schedules. In a constitutional democracy governed by the rule of law, the Constitution cannot fall silent at night, nor can the protection of liberty await the morning bell of the courts, Ms. Rein submitted. Access to justice cannot exist merely in theory. Constitutional remedies must be practically accessible at all times, she said.
The Bench noted that an SOP could be put in place to reduce the response time to urgent requests in cases of life and liberty. Maybe the response from the court should come within an hour of such an urgent mention, Chief Justice Kant noted.
Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta said the preparation of an SOP should be undertaken by the top court on its administrative rather than judicial side.
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