Decadal findings by Square Circle Clinic show that an overwhelming majority of death sentences imposed by trial courts did not withstand scrutiny at higher judicial levels.
Court directs state to move SC within 10 days against Justice Rajesh Kumar Gupta’s order suggesting disciplinary action against first ASJ of Shivpuri, Vivek Sharma.
Uploaded in 2019, the post gives details of the abuse the teenager suffered when she was 13. In its judgment, trial court placed strong reliance on testimony of survivor, her parents.
In 2008, journalist Soumya Vishwanathan was shot dead on Nelson Mandela Road, Delhi, while on her way back from work. Saket court set to deliver verdict today.
One night, 'The Kashmir Files' was screened in Arthur Road jail. Rafik was riveted. An inmate suddenly turned on him. “You Kashmiris are like this,” he shouted.
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.
A look at judgments shows that trial courts often award death penalty without adhering to SC guidelines & precedents, and that 'rarest of rate' criterion is inconsistently understood.
A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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