Multiple choice

In which of the following cases the jurisprudential basis of the principle to award compensation for violating Human Rights has been laid down by Supreme Court?

  1. Konda Reddy Vs. State

  2. Ratlam Municipality Vs. Verdhichand

  3. Visakha Vs. State of Rajasthan

  4. Nilabhati Behra Vs. State of Orissa

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Explanation

In Nilabati Behra v. State of Orissa (1993), the Supreme Court laid down the jurisprudential basis for awarding compensation in public law/human rights violation cases, establishing that compensation can be awarded for violation of fundamental rights even in the absence of specific statutory provisions. Other cases listed relate to different legal principles.