Killing in the guise of reform.
Read More
An apex court order has thrown light on appreciating mitigating evidence before sentencing death penalty
Read More
In addition to being kept in solitary confinement despite Supreme Court guidelines to the contrary, death row prisoners have little to no access to any sort of mental health facilities.
Read More
Law Commission provides a frail reason for carving out the terror exception vis-a-vis the death penalty.
Read More
The procedure followed to obtain a death warrant for Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon suffers from serious constitutional flaws. If seen through, it will set a very wrong precedent.
Read More![[Day 2] Constitution Bench Reference in Union of India v. Sriharan](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a843a9a9f07f5ccd61685f3/1520659233735-XT4Z2P98VNTIJ5IG35WT/law+and_1.png)
Adambhai Suleiman Ajameri, Muslim: accused of involvement in the Akshardham Temple case: 2002. Acquitted in May 2014
Read More
The Supreme Court judgments in the Shatrughan Chauhan and Murugan cases are a significant victory for a fair administration of the death penalty.
Read More
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
Read More
The judgement commuting death of 15 convicts in Shatrughan Chauhan vs Union of India case, seeks to correct the re-emergence of death penalty
Read More
A life term for Kodnani and the hangman’s noose for Kasab show the arbitrariness in the judicial administration of capital punishment
Read More
In the Bhullar case, the Supreme Court has created a category of ‘terrorists’ among those sentenced to death without providing a constitutional basis for it
Read More