bombay high court… Bombay High Court Weighs Appointment of “Mitigating Investigators” in Death Reference, Seeks State’s Response on Duplication of Mitigation Exercise 4 Aug 2026 Introduction In an interlocutory order that touches on an evolving and important area of death penalty jurisprudence — how courts gather mitigating circumstances before confirming a death sentence — the…
News Update… Supreme Court Clarifies: NCSC’s Orders in Service Matters Are Recommendatory, Not Adjudicatory 29 Jul 202629 Jul 2026 Introduction In a significant ruling delivered on 28th July 2026, the Supreme Court of India has settled a long-simmering question in service jurisprudence: does the National Commission for Scheduled Castes…
News Update Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Arrest Illegal for Violating Constitutional Safeguards in NDPS Case 16 Jul 2026 The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that an arrest made in an NDPS case became illegal because mandatory constitutional safeguards were not followed. Justice Surya Partap Singh ruled…
News Update Kerala High Court Grants Bail in NDPS Case Citing Non-Compliance with Section 50 – Rigour of Section 37 Not Attracted 3 Jul 2026 The Kerala High Court has granted regular bail to an accused charged under Section 22(c) of the NDPS Act for possession of 52.45 grams of MDMA, holding that the search…
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