While the executions had been more or less on hold for the past two decades, since 2012- 2013 with two surreptitious and secretive executions and rejection of mercy petitions of 23 persons by the President, an abhorring trend was being … Continued
* All names of persons and places have been changed to maintain confidentiality. The interviewee, a fragile looking man in his sixties, while discussing the details of the pre-trial stage of his case, suddenly begins to shake violently. He … Continued
The 117th Constitution Amendment Bill has failed to define low representation of SCs/STs which is necessary to make reservation in promotions possible There is certainly a strong argument to be made in favour of reservation for the Scheduled Castes and … Continued
[youtube id=”YyJ0-Xwxfhg” align=”center” mode=”normal” autoplay=”no”] The World Death Penalty Report 2014, to be launched by Amnesty International on Thursday, has found that executions in India were not announced prior to being carried out, neither to the public nor to the … Continued
After correctly acknowledging the possibility of reformation as a ground to commute the death sentence, the Supreme Court must now consider the case of 22 individuals awaiting execution in the same vein Three judges of the Supreme Court, including the … Continued
A life term for Kodnani and the hangman’s noose for Kasab show the arbitrariness in the judicial administration of capital punishment Judge Jyotsna Yagnik’s invocation of human dignity while not awarding the death penalty in the Naroda-Patiya massacre case and … Continued
The Supreme Court has taken the position that it cannot be expected to abandon its role of being the guardian of the fundamental rights of all persons within the territory of India In a span of about 45 days, the … Continued