Marriage Fairness Petitions | Indian Culture Remarkably Comprehensive, English Victorian Profound quality Code Was Forced On Us: DY Chandrachud, CJI

Marriage Fairness Petitions | Indian Culture Remarkably Comprehensive, English Victorian Profound quality Code Was Forced On Us: DY Chandrachud, CJI

CJI DY Chandrachud said orally during Thursday’s marriage equality petition hearing that Indian culture was “extraordinarily inclusive” and that the British Victorian morality forced Indians to abandon their cultural ethos and exclude queer people. When Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that the queer movement began in India around 2002, a Read more…

If Prosecution Proposes Death Sentence, It Must Produce Before Trial Court Information About Background Of Accused : Supreme Court Parina Katyal

If Prosecution Proposes Death Sentence, It Must Produce Before Trial Court Information About Background Of Accused : Supreme Court Parina Katyal.

In a notable decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the prosecution must present to the trial court all relevant materials to evaluate the mitigating circumstances favoring the accused when the offenses are so grave that the death penalty is appropriate. The Court made it clear that this procedure must be Read more…