‘Speedy trial is a fundamental right’: SC says Constitution has primacy over special laws

NewsIndia News‘Speedy trial is a fundamental right’: SC says Constitution has primacy over special laws ‘Speedy trial is a fundamental right’: SC says Constitution has primacy over special laws Amit Anand Choudhary / TNN / Updated: Nov 06, 2026, 04:31 IST Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and A S Chandurkar also said fundamental rights cannot be tinkered with so lightly, not even under the special statutes.The bench said, "First and foremost, the rights conferred by Article 21 of the Constitution are not only constitutional rights.

InsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig Development The controversy now stands referred to a larger bench after two benches took swipes at each other in their judicial orders. "A statute, special or otherwise, cannot be a guide to interpret the Constitution; rather, it should be the other way round.

To reiterate, a fundamental right must be interpreted in such a manner that it upholds and furthers the objective of such a fundamental right," the bench said, adding, "The court must interpret the Constitution in a manner which would enable citizens to enjoy the rights guaranteed by it in the fullest measure." Get the latest India News and Live updates.

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