P. RAMACHANDRA RAO vs STATE OF KARNATAKA — Crl.A. No. 535/2000

The Supreme Court allowed P. Ramachandra Rao's criminal appeal and remitted it to the High Court for fresh hearing and decision. Justice Doraiswamy Raju affirmed the Supreme Court's broad constitutional jurisdiction to protect fundamental rights and the Rule of Law, rejecting earlier judgments that had attempted to limit the Court's powers, and reaffirming that the Court should not disown its jurisdiction when constitutional rights are at stake. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.