Supreme Court orders quality legal aid for litigants in dowry death case
The case concerns a criminal appeal filed by the mother of a victim in a dowry death case, which was dismissed by the High Court due to a 19-day delay without an application for condonation. The Supreme Court reviewed whether the High Court should have considered the litigant's lack of adequate legal assistance.
Appellant: Ummed Devi; Respondents: The State of Rajasthan and Anr.; Bench: Justices J. B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran.
- Exemption applications allowed.
- Leave granted.
- The order of the High Court dismissing the appeal was set aside.
- The appeal was restored to the files of the High Court.
- The High Court was requested to hear the matter on its merits.
- The appeals were allowed.
- Pending applications, if any, were disposed of.
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Document details
| Official title | If Legal Assistance Is Inadequate, Constitutional Courts Must Ensure Quality Aid To Litigants : Supreme Court |
| Source body | Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments |
| Reference number | — |
| Status | closed (order) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Closing date | 2026-08-25 |
| Documents | 1 |