From not seeking mental health reports of convicts to ignoring mitigating factors, many trial courts have sidestepped Supreme Court’s guidelines while awarding the death penalty.
The CJI made the remarks after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the govt, referred to the contentious provision in the Indian Constitution, saying that it gave special rights to the residents of J&K.
Bihar govt counsel says Centre's affidavit 'contemptuous' as it is in abrogation of an earlier apex court order in which Centre was directed to carry out caste-based survey in Kerala
Trial court in 2019 convicted the 5 in case of bomb blast at Dhemaji College playground, which killed 13 people on the spot, including 10 schoolchildren & injured several others.
Over the last six years, the Puttaswamy judgment has been cited in at least 358 judgments — 64 delivered by the Supreme Court and 294 by various high courts.
Nuh Deputy Commissioner says in affidavit that of 354 people affected by demolition drives conducted in district in the 2 weeks leading up to 7 August, 283 were Muslims.
SEBI is investigating short-seller Hindenburg’s January report against the Adani Group. Allegations related to minimum public shareholding norms were key to the Hindenburg report.
In case of IRS officer & others accused of helping a businessman evade taxation, CBI special court held that only evidence gathered after FIR admissible. But Delhi HC has stayed order.
The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
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