(This post by Nishant Gokhale documents the arguments presented on 6.8.2015) The arguments today (6.8.2015) continued with Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Senior Advocate arguing for the State of Tamil Nadu. The...
[Nishant Gokhale continues to document the arguments in this case] The arguments today (5th August 2015) were continued by the State of Tamil Nadu through Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Senior Advocate...
(We could not blog about the hearings in this matter on 29.7.2015 and 30.7.2015 as the Death Penalty Litigation Clinic, NLU Delhi was involved in the proceedings in Yakub Memon’s case before...
[The report on arguments presented on Day 3 of the hearings (28.7.2015) is by Nishant Gokhale] The Constitution Bench continued hearing the matter today. The Solicitor General was asked to continue...
[The report of the arguments on Day 2 is once again by Nishant Gokhale] Continuing from yesterday’s post, the Solicitor General continued his arguments today (Thursday, 23rd July 2015)...
(The Centre on the Death Penalty at National Law University, Delhi will be posting daily reports of the arguments in the Constitution Bench matter in Union of India v. Sriharan) [The report of the...
The Death Penalty Research Project at National Law University, Delhi has launched a website on the death penalty in India — www.deathpenaltyindia.com. The site aims to host extensive and...
Please see the call below from APU’s School of Policy & Governance for law faculty to be part of the Masters in Law and Development. (text provided by APU)...
(Guest post by Gaurav Mukherjee. Gaurav is a Graduate Fellow at the School of Policy & Governance, Azim Premji University) The right to education under Article 21A of the Indian Constitution is...
Strange are the things that can save a human being’s life — and it is a Times of India news report that saved Magan Lal from being executed this morning (Thursday, 8th August) in Jabalpur...