Former judge who gave landmark Emergency verdict passes away
Retired justice Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari passed away aged 91 on Thursday in Nagpur following a brief illness. A Padma Bhushan recipient, Dharmadhikari delivered a landmark judgment as he held that Right to Life is natural and a human right and a citizen can approach the court even during Emergency. Accordingly, he released all those against whom there was no evidence.