P: A few months ago, the court had sought the Centre’s response to a petition filed in public interest by former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, who complained
about the delay in India ratifying the UN Convention, which it had signed in 1997.
Q: The Union government has informed the Supreme Court that it is seriously con sidering the 273rd Report of the Law Commission, which has recommended that
India ratify the United Nations Convention against Torture and pass a law to prevent torture and punish its perpetrators.
R: The court disposed off the matter without any direction after being informed that the matter was under serious consi deration.
S: The petition had also favoured a standalone legislation to prohibit torture.