Deciding two connected writ petitions arising from a common Industrial Tribunal Award, the Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal's direction granting hotel workmen a further…
Capital Punishment An Exception; Even In Cases Of Multiple Murders, Avoid Death Sentence If There's Possibility Of Reform : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment should be considered an exception, even in cases of multiple murders. The judgment emphasized that the death penalty should be avoided unless there is no possibility of reform. The court underlined that the death sentence should only be imposed in the rarest of rare cases, following a thorough examination of the facts and circumstances of the case. The ruling calls for a more cautious approach to capital punishment, focusing on the potential for rehabilitation and reform of the offender.