Top court suspended life sentences of Bengaluru woman Shubha Shankar and her associates in 2003 Girish murder case, allowing them to file mercy pleas within 8 weeks.
If new law comes into play, courts will lose power of judicial review & word of President will be considered final. There is no time limit for President to decide on mercy petition.
The historian as judge-referee looking to ‘settle’ the question of Gandhi allegedly urging Savarkar to file mercy petitions is doomed to fail, and not due to lack of evidence.
Rajnath Singh's attempt to Gandhi-wash Savarkar has carved his mercy petitions in stone. The debate between politicians and historians is now in the town square.
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
Women can easily get away with murder in our society. The Supreme Court has set a wrong precedent for the Indian judiciary. As it is, the laws are inherently anti-men and pro-women.
Women can easily get away with murder in our society. The Supreme Court has set a wrong precedent for the Indian judiciary. As it is, the laws are inherently anti-men and pro-women.