Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

Act No. 10 of 1994 In force from 28-09-1993 Ministry of Home Affairs 45 sections

An Act to provide for the constitution of a National Human Rights Commission, State Human Rights Commissions in States and Human Rights Courts for better protection of human rights and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

19 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Arif Md. Yeasin Jwadder v. State of Assam and Ors.
  2025 INSC 78528 May 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  The instant matter arises from a series of encounters reported in the State of Assam (Respondent No. 1), the authenticity of which has been called into question on various counts. The appellant asserted that no meaningful or…

• Justice K S Puttaswamy (Retd.), and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2017 INSC 80124 August 2017Reference answered
• Extra Judl. Exec. Victim Families Assn. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2017 INSC 62014 July 2017Hearing Adjourned
• Karma Dorjee & Ors v. Union of India and Ors
  2016 INSC 112314 December 2016Disposed of
• Dilip K. Basu v. State of West Bengal & Ors.
  2015 INSC 52424 July 2015Disposed of
• G. Manikyamma & Others v. Roudri Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd. & Others
  2014 INSC 103225 November 2014Disposed of
• K. Saravanan Karuppasamy & Anr. v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.
  2014 INSC 63516 September 2014Disposed of
• Beenu Rawat & Ors v. Union of India & Ors.
  2013 INSC 76019 November 2013Allowed
• Common Cause v. Union of India and Ors.
  2012 INSC 22110 May 2012Disposed of
• Prithipal Singh Etc v. State of Punjab & Anr. Etc.
  2011 INSC 7844 November 2011Dismissed
• J.S. Yadav v. State of U.P. & Anr.
  2011 INSC 31118 April 2011Partly allowed
• Remdeo Chauhan @ Rajnath Chauhan v. Bani Kant Das and Ors.
  2010 INSC 79619 November 2010Allowed
• Jawant P. Sankpal v. Suman Gholap & Ors.
  2010 INSC 43928 July 2010Dismissed
• Bani Kanta Das and Anr. v. State of Assam and Ors.
  2009 INSC 7708 May 2009Partly allowed
• People'S Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India and Anr.
  2005 INSC 3518 January 2005Matter referred to larger bench
• N.C. Dhoundial v. Union of India and Ors.
  2003 INSC 70311 December 2003Partly allowed
• Kapila Hingorani v. State of Bihar
  2003 INSC 2939 May 2003Directions issued
• Paramjit Kaur v. State of Punjab and Ors.
  1998 INSC 35710 September 1998Dismissed
• National Human Rights Commission v. State of Arunachal Pradesh and Anr.
  1996 INSC 389 January 1996Allowed