There must be a codified law for surveillance measures with specific adherence to Part III of the Constitution, Justice MM Sundresh said while speaking at the 3rd Justice HR Khanna Memorial National Symposium.
A symposium to commemorate late Supreme Court judge, Justice HR Khanna on Saturday saw Justice Dipankar Datta pay tribute to various legal stalwarts and their contributions to the Indian judicial system.
Last Monday, a Supreme Court bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh felt the need to echo Justice VR Krishna Iyer’s 1977 judgment that arrest was a draconian measure resulting in curtailment of liberty and should be used sparingly.