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Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Mercy Petition: Akshay Kumar Singh v. Union of India (2020)

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Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Mercy Petition in Akshay Kumar Singh v. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of Judicial Review of Presidential Rejection of Mercy Petitions CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Akshay Kumar Singh v. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 19 March 2020 Date of the Judgment: 19 March 2020 Citation: […]

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Supreme Court Directs High Courts to Address Prison Overcrowding and Staff Vacancies: Re-Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons (8 May 2018)

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Supreme Court Directs High Courts to Address Prison Overcrowding and Staff Vacancies: Re-Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Addressing prison overcrowding and staff vacancies to ensure humane conditions. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Re-Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons Judgment Date: 8 May 2018 Date of the Judgment: 8 May 2018 Citation:

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