Tag: Constitutional Law
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Exceptions to Principles of Natural Justice: Part IV
By Adv. Shriya Maini. First Part of this Series, can be accessed here. Second Part of this Series, can be accessed here. Third Part of this Series, can be accessed here. Where no right of the person is infringed Where no right has been conferred on a person by any statute nor any such right…
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Exceptions to Principles of Natural Justice: Part II
By Adv. Shriya Maini. First Part of this Series, can be accessed here. Exclusion in Emergency: Hurry versus Hearing Whether it is for public safety, public interest, public health or public morality- the action, preventive or remedial, that is needed, is the requirement of notice and where a hearing may be obviated, would be exceptional…
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Judicial Review over Presidential Pardon: Analysing the case of Epuru Sudhakar v. State of Andhra Pradesh
By Sandhya Shyamsundar, WBNUJS, Kolkata. “I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.” – Abraham Lincoln Since time immemorial, the principles of Justice and Mercy have seemed incompatible. After all, the notion of justice involves dispensing of deserved punishment befitting the crime whereas Mercy is all about pardon and compassion for the…