https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469750 Prolonged incarceration of under-trial prisoners without meaningful trial progress was treated as a violation of the constitutional right to speedy trial under Article 21, and the trial was directed to begin immediately and proceed day to day with legal aid at State cost. Continued use of leg irons and requiring under-trial prisoners to work outside jail walls was treated as contrary to prison regulations, civilized norms, and prior restraint principles, and the Superintendent was directed to remove the leg irons and stop such work. en-us Wed, 17 Dec 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:31:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469750 Prolonged incarceration of under-trial prisoners without meaningful trial progress was treated as a violation of the constitutional right to speedy trial under Article 21, and the trial was directed to begin immediately and proceed day to day with legal aid at State cost. Continued use of leg irons and requiring under-trial prisoners to work outside jail walls was treated as contrary to prison regulations, civilized norms, and prior restraint principles, and the Superintendent was directed to remove the leg irons and stop such work. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 17 Dec 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469750