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1. Heard the petitioner who appears in person.

2. Petitioner is a doctor by professionand has instituted the proceedings of the instant Public Interest Litigation petition, highlighting concerns in respect of the issue of clogging of Forensic Science Laboratories (‘FSL’s’) on account of alleged unmindful and indiscriminate references being made to Forensic Science Laboratories by doctors performing post-mortemexamination.

3. According to petitioner, because of the number of unnecessary references, the Forensic Science Laboratoriesare not only flooded with such references, but the same also causes unnecessary delay in examination of samples which are urgently needed. According to him, such delay ultimately causes delay in the dispensation of criminal justice in Courts, for the reason that it results in delayed completion of investigation

agencies.

4. He has also drawnour attention to a report published by the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) in the year 2023 on “Forensic Science and Human Rights”.

5. In the said report, certain aspects of delay in disposal of cases pertaining to the analysis for detection of poison in the viscerareferredto FSL’s have be