Death Penalty in India and The Perils of Sentencing Exceptionalism
Death penalty exceptionalism, the idea that the irreversible nature of death penalty warrants the highest degree of procedural protection, has led to heightened constitutional scrutiny in capital cases in India....
Beyond the Surname: Why Identity Must Extend to Inheritance Rights in India
The Bombay High Court’s recent decision in ABC v State of Maharashtra has recognised a long-denied truth: a single mother is a “complete parent” in India. In doing so, it...
The Changing Paradigm of Public Interest Litigation in India: Mismatch or A Dream Team?
The Public Interest Litigation (‘PIL’) paradigm indicates a unique jurisdiction in which the Indian Courts relax rules of standing to admit any petition of ‘public interest’. The adoption of this...
The Right to Die with Dignity: Indian Supreme Court in Harish Rana v. Union of India
On March 11, 2026, the Supreme Court of India, in Harish Rana v. Union of India, allowed the withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) from a man who...
How the Supreme Court of India continues to flout the ‘Bail Is Rule, Jail an Exception’ Principle
The Supreme Court of India (SCI) has consistently held the cardinal principle of criminal law that ‘bail is the rule, jail an exception’, even in special statutes such as the...
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